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Dentists and orthodontists in Codington County, SD

The dentists and orthodontists in Codington County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,521 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
20
4 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$835K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.0
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,562
+4.3% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Codington County is 34 (lower middle), #1,521 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 dentists and orthodontists in Codington County. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,333 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Codington County spend about $16.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 20 dentists and orthodontists, that is $835K per practice, 15% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Codington County in 2023. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Codington County. Population estimates put the population change in Codington County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Codington 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 dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Codington County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCodington CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.010.913.1
Spending per listing$835K$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment5221,153952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,333$1,402$1,288
Median household income$72,727$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score3475

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 24
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
204 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Codington 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 Codington County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,562+4.3% since 2020
Households
12,526
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$72,727+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,805
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
16,302
Daytime population
29,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Codington County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD709010.6$1.4M+7.6%#273 of 1,886
2Lawrence County, SD691310.8$1.3M+14.0%#298 of 1,886
3Beadle County, SD6879.3$1.4M+2.4%#322 of 1,886
4Brookings County, SD601510.9$1.3M+9.6%#584 of 1,886
5Lincoln County, SD593813.6$1.2M+17.5%#630 of 1,886
6Lake County, SD49510.6$1.3M−0.2%#963 of 1,886
7Union County, SD461115.0$1M+3.3%#1,104 of 1,886
8Clay County, SD44814.4$887K+0.2%#1,174 of 1,886
9Pennington County, SD407917.0$823K+6.6%#1,307 of 1,886
10Brown County, SD382012.3$1.1M−1.7%#1,353 of 1,886
12Codington County, SD342016.0$835K+4.3%#1,521 of 1,886

Other business types in Codington County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Codington County, SD?

There are 20 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Codington County as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $16.7M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $835K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,526 households in Codington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Codington County, SD compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Codington County has 16.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $835K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Codington County would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Codington County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Codington County at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in Codington County is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Codington County scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,521 of 1,886 scored counties.

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