South Dakota: Disability Employment Statistics
South Dakota By the Numbers
Population and Employment Statistics1
Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 56,388
- Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive | 35.9% |
Hearing | 21.8% |
Ambulatory | 59.1% |
Visual | 44.9% |

37.6%
Percentage of People with a Disability that did not work.
SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2
4 nonprofit agencies headquartered in South Dakota participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

257 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 5 Veterans

$15.79/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

$7 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales
1 Data from 2022 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2023 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®
SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in South Dakota
- Aspire, Inc.
- Black Hills Works
- Huron Area Center for Independence
- South Dakota Achieve
Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in South Dakota
- Trace, Inc