- Accountant
- American restaurants
- Anesthesiologist
- Art gallery
- Asian restaurants
- Attorney
- Auto body shop
- Auto glass shop
- Auto parts store
- Auto repair shop
- Bankruptcy attorney
- Bar
- Barber shop
- Beauty salon
- Beauty supply store
- Bed & breakfast
- Campground
- Car dealer
- Car repair and maintenance service
- Car wash
- Carpet cleaning service
- Child care agency
- Chiropractor
- Cleaning service
- Coffee shop
- Contractor
- Counselor
- Criminal justice attorney
- Day care center
- Day spa
- Dent Repair Services
- Dental clinic
- Dentist
- Dry cleaner
- Electrician
- Elementary school
- Estate planning attorney
- Event planner
- Event venue
- Eyelash salon
- Facial spa
- Fairground
- Family counselor
- Family practice physician
- Fast food restaurants
- Financial consultant
- Financial planner
- Fitness center
- General contractor
- General practice attorney
- Gym
- Hair salon
- Handyman
- Health consultant
- Heating equipment supplier
- High school
- Hospital
- Hot tub store
- Hotel
- HVAC contractor
- Jewelry store
- Kindergarten
- Laundromat
- Law firm
- Marriage or relationship counselor
- Massage spa
- Massage therapist
- Medical clinic
- Medical laboratory
- Medical spa
- Mental health clinic
- Mental health service
- Mexican restaurants
- Middle school
- Mortgage lender
- Motel
- Museum
- Nail salon
- Nutritionist
- Oil change service
- Oral surgeon
- Orthodontist
- Painter
- Pawn shop
- Pediatric dentist
- Personal injury attorneys
- Pest control service
- Photo booth
- Photographer
- Photography studio
- Physical fitness program
- Physical therapist
- Pilates studio
- Pizza
- Plumber
- Plumbing supply store
- Portrait studio
- Preschool
- Property management company
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Psychotherapist
- Real estate agency
- Real estate agent
- Real estate consultant
- Real estate rental agency
- Restaurant
- Roofing contractor
- Sandwich shop
- School
- Shopping mall
- Siding contractor
- Spa
- Steak house
- Surgical center
- Tanning salon
- Tattoo shop
- Tax preparation service
- Tire shop
- Tourist attraction
- Toy store
- Transmission shop
- Truck dealer
- Truck repair shop
- Urgent care center
- Vacation home rental agency
- Wedding photographer
- Wedding venue
- Weight loss service
- Wellness center
- Window cleaning service
- Yoga studio
Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills eastern slope. The population was 74703 as of the 2020 census.
Rapid City features a temperate semi-arid climate bordering on a hot-summer humid continental climate, and is part of USDA Hardiness zone 5b. Its location makes its climate unlike both the higher elevations of the Black Hills to the west and the Great Plains to the east. It is characterized by long arid summers and long dry winters, with short but distinct spring and autumn seasons.