Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in South Dakota
Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $80M of value to South Dakota's economy in 2025, up 16.7% year over year. That ranks South Dakota 48th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.5% of South Dakota's manufacturing output. Nationally, other transportation equipment is a $202B industry (the 5th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $80M in 2025, #48 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: +16.7% year over year.
- Share of South Dakota's manufacturing: 1.5% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: other transportation equipment is a $202B industry nationally, #5 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+11.9% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3364OT).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the other transportation equipment industry in South Dakota? Other Transportation Equipment added $80M of value in South Dakota in 2025, ranking the state 48th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is other transportation equipment growing in South Dakota? South Dakota's other transportation equipment output grew 16.7% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of South Dakota's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 1.5% of South Dakota's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
About this data
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.
Last reviewed 2026-10-01.