Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Wood Products Manufacturing in South Dakota
Wood Products manufacturing added $333M of value to South Dakota's economy in 2025, up 11.2% year over year. That ranks South Dakota 36th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 6.2% of South Dakota's manufacturing output. Nationally, wood products is a $55.5B industry (the 15th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $333M in 2025, #36 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: +11.2% year over year.
- Share of South Dakota's manufacturing: 6.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: wood products is a $55.5B industry nationally, #15 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.2% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 321).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the wood products industry in South Dakota? Wood Products added $333M of value in South Dakota in 2025, ranking the state 36th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is wood products growing in South Dakota? South Dakota's wood products output grew 11.2% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of South Dakota's manufacturing is wood products? Wood Products is 6.2% 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.