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Dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County, SD
How Lawrence County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #298 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lawrence County comes to about $16.4M a year: $1,365 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% above 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,507 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lawrence County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #298 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lawrence 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.
| Measure | Lawrence County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 10.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,507 | 1,153 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,365 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents 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 dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lawrence County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics74
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lawrence County, SD?
Lawrence County has 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,365 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lawrence County has 10.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,507 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 69 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #298 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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