Health care · Small-town market · South Dakota
Dentists and orthodontists in the Pierre, SD area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Pierre, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #396 of 526 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,588
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Pierre area is 36 (lower middle), #396 of 526 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 dentists and orthodontists in the Pierre area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Pierre area comes to about $12.4M a year: $1,447 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1M per practice, 5% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Pierre area in 2023. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $475K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Pierre area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Pierre area declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Pierre area 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 | Pierre area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 10.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 534 | 1,153 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,447 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,645 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $475K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Pierre area, 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 the Pierre area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,588−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,543
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $81,645+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,676
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,082
- Daytime population
- 22,272Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Pierre area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in the Pierre area
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 orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Pierre, SD area?
The Pierre area has 12 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Pierre, SD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,543 households in the Pierre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pierre, SD area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Pierre area has 14.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Pierre area would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pierre, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Pierre area at 20,588 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,543 households. The median household income in the Pierre area is $81,645 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Pierre area scores 36 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #396 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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