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Internet Speed Report South Dakota May 2024

A comprehensive analysis of broadband performance in South Dakota based on real user speed tests conducted on Bandwidth Place.

Total Tests

20

Avg. Download

151.29Mbps

Avg. Upload

33.97Mbps

Avg. Ping

40.4ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Golden West Telecommunications Coop., Inc. 106.5 Mbps
Midcontinent Communications 168.2 Mbps
Swiftel Communications 126.4 Mbps
Clarity Telecom LLC 62.2 Mbps
Midcontinent Communications 98.2 Mbps
Midcontinent Communications 2.2 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 10.0%
Generic Smartphone 10.0%
Generic Smartphone 5.0%
Generic Smartphone 5.0%
iPhone 5.0%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 35.0%
Chrome 10.0%
Mobile Safari 10.0%
Opera 10.0%
Chrome Mobile 10.0%
Firefox Mobile 5.0%
Firefox Mobile 5.0%
Firefox 5.0%
Safari 5.0%
Chrome Mobile iOS 5.0%

Analysis Methodology

The data presented in this report is aggregated directly from real user speed tests performed on the Bandwidth Place platform testing network nodes globally during 2024. We calculate the localized metrics using strict data sanity checks to prevent skewed results from anomalies or extreme outliers.

SEO & Location Routing Structure: Because location data is structurally rigid, caching data dynamically to static hierarchy (Country -> State -> City) provides significant improvements to PageSpeed metrics and Time to First Byte (TTFB). This strategy ensures optimum indexing for search engines processing localized queries.