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Chiropractors in Lincoln County, SD

How Lincoln County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,031 of 1,490 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
44
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
31
+14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45M
On medical and dental services · $1,615 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,145
+17.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Lincoln County spend about $45M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,615 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per practice, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 44 chiropractors on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Lincoln County in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 899 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $168K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Lincoln County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,031 of 1,490 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Lincoln County compares

The same measures for South Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Chiropractors in Lincoln County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.810.15.4
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8991,4393,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.8%+9.0%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,615$1,402$1,288
Median household income$99,166$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score4032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 31+14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
445 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$168K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Lincoln County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
77,145+17.5% since 2020
Households
27,879
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,275
Median home value
$348,300
Jobs located here
29,510
Daytime population
60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for chiropractors, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Meade County, SD7454.2$3.4M+2.7%#158 of 1,490
2Lawrence County, SD42119.1$1.5M+14.0%#969 of 1,490
3Minnehaha County, SD409210.8$1.3M+7.6%#1,028 of 1,490
4Lincoln County, SD404415.8$1M+17.5%#1,031 of 1,490
5Yankton County, SD371010.3$1.3M+1.5%#1,106 of 1,490
6Pennington County, SD375411.6$1.2M+6.6%#1,111 of 1,490
7Brookings County, SD351813.0$1M+9.6%#1,160 of 1,490
8Union County, SD331216.4$945K+3.3%#1,216 of 1,490
9Codington County, SD301612.8$1M+4.3%#1,284 of 1,490
10Hughes County, SD2979.7$1.5M−0.9%#1,304 of 1,490

Other business types in Lincoln County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Lincoln County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 chiropractors in Lincoln County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on medical and dental services?

About $45M a year, or $1,615 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Lincoln County has 15.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 19, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lincoln County scores 40 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,031 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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