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Chiropractors in Pennington County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Pennington County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,111 of 1,490 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 54
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65M
- On medical and dental services · $1,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,792
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 chiropractors in Pennington County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,402 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Pennington County spend about $65M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Pennington County classed as offices of chiropractors, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,405 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Pennington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pennington County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pennington County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,111 of 1,490 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Pennington 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.
| Measure | Pennington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,405 | 1,439 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +9.0% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,402 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,517 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,792+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 46,370
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $74,517+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,289
- Median home value
- $302,200
- Jobs located here
- 59,416
- Daytime population
- 120,445Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for chiropractors, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Pennington County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Meade County, SD | 74 | 5 | 4.2 | $3.4M | +2.7% | #158 of 1,490 |
| 2Lawrence County, SD | 42 | 11 | 9.1 | $1.5M | +14.0% | #969 of 1,490 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 40 | 92 | 10.8 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #1,028 of 1,490 |
| 4Lincoln County, SD | 40 | 44 | 15.8 | $1M | +17.5% | #1,031 of 1,490 |
| 5Yankton County, SD | 37 | 10 | 10.3 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #1,106 of 1,490 |
| 6Pennington County, SD | 37 | 54 | 11.6 | $1.2M | +6.6% | #1,111 of 1,490 |
| 7Brookings County, SD | 35 | 18 | 13.0 | $1M | +9.6% | #1,160 of 1,490 |
| 8Union County, SD | 33 | 12 | 16.4 | $945K | +3.3% | #1,216 of 1,490 |
| 9Codington County, SD | 30 | 16 | 12.8 | $1M | +4.3% | #1,284 of 1,490 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 29 | 7 | 9.7 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #1,304 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Pennington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Pennington County, SD?
Pennington County has 54 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennington County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $65M a year, or $1,402 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,370 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, SD compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Pennington County has 11.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Pennington County would have about 27, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,405 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 116,792 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,370 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $74,517, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 37 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,111 of 1,490 scored counties.
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