Market rankings · South Dakota
Dentists and orthodontists in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 400
- 54 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 317
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $512.6M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 17% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #7 of 51
- Market score 75 · High
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 400 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in South Dakota comes to about $512.6M a year: $1,402 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Official counts show 317 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in South Dakota in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,153 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #7 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 75 (high). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (83). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Huron area scores highest (70).
Every market in South Dakota for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 83 | 131 | 10.7 | $1.4M | +9.5% | #4 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 63 | 58 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #97 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 55 | 85 | 13.5 | $1M | +6.2% | #153 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huron, SD | 70 | 7 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #80 of 526 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 68 | 13 | 10.8 | $1.3M | +14.0% | #97 of 526 |
| 3Brookings, SD | 58 | 15 | 10.9 | $1.3M | +9.6% | #197 of 526 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 50 | 13 | 11.8 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #258 of 526 |
| 5Vermillion, SD | 46 | 8 | 14.4 | $887K | +0.2% | #300 of 526 |
| 6Aberdeen, SD | 42 | 20 | 11.2 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #341 of 526 |
| 7Pierre, SD | 36 | 12 | 14.0 | $1M | −0.5% | #396 of 526 |
| 8Watertown, SD | 36 | 20 | 16.0 | $835K | +4.3% | #402 of 526 |
| 9Yankton, SD | 33 | 19 | 19.6 | $696K | +1.5% | #428 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 70 | 90 | 10.6 | $1.4M | +7.6% | #273 of 1,886 |
| 2Lawrence County, SD | 69 | 13 | 10.8 | $1.3M | +14.0% | #298 of 1,886 |
| 3Beadle County, SD | 68 | 7 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #322 of 1,886 |
| 4Brookings County, SD | 60 | 15 | 10.9 | $1.3M | +9.6% | #584 of 1,886 |
| 5Lincoln County, SD | 59 | 38 | 13.6 | $1.2M | +17.5% | #630 of 1,886 |
| 6Lake County, SD | 49 | 5 | 10.6 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #963 of 1,886 |
| 7Union County, SD | 46 | 11 | 15.0 | $1M | +3.3% | #1,104 of 1,886 |
| 8Clay County, SD | 44 | 8 | 14.4 | $887K | +0.2% | #1,174 of 1,886 |
| 9Pennington County, SD | 40 | 79 | 17.0 | $823K | +6.6% | #1,307 of 1,886 |
| 10Brown County, SD | 38 | 20 | 12.3 | $1.1M | −1.7% | #1,353 of 1,886 |
| 11Davison County, SD | 36 | 13 | 14.6 | $897K | +0.6% | #1,459 of 1,886 |
| 12Codington County, SD | 34 | 20 | 16.0 | $835K | +4.3% | #1,521 of 1,886 |
| 13Hughes County, SD | 32 | 11 | 15.2 | $958K | −0.9% | #1,582 of 1,886 |
| 14Yankton County, SD | 30 | 19 | 19.6 | $696K | +1.5% | #1,650 of 1,886 |
| Meade County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +2.7% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $3.1M | −2.3% | |
| Butte County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $3M | +5.5% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.8M | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $2M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $3.2M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 16.5 | $811K | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 10.3 | $1.4M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 12.1 | $1.1M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $3.3M | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.3 | $947K | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 15.3 | $898K | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $1.5M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $2.9M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $2.4M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.2 | $2.1M | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $1.9M | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.8 | $1.7M | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $1.5M | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 21.5 | $643K | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 29.1 | $472K | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in South Dakota?
As of September 2026, map listings count 400 dentists and orthodontists in South Dakota. 54 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 317 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on medical and dental services?
About $512.6M 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 400 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
South Dakota has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, South Dakota would have about 521, against 400 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,153 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Huron area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 14 scored counties in South Dakota, Minnehaha County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 75 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #7 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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