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Medical and dental practices in Codington County, SD

The medical and dental practices in Codington County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,594 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
104
11 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
58
+16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$16.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$161K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
83.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,562
+4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

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. That is about $161K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Codington County has 104 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 83.0, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Codington County was 58 in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 216 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers 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%). For medical and dental practices, Codington County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,594 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota.

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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Codington County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCodington CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households83.074.684.5
Spending per listing$161K$188K$152K
Households per official establishment216312270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.0%+12.3%+1.5%
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 score4277

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50 → 58+16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
522
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers 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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Doctors, dentists and clinics across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Meade County, SD823428.4$496K+2.7%#74 of 2,394
2Beadle County, SD743343.8$302K+2.4%#243 of 2,394
3Butte County, SD732046.4$302K+5.5%#263 of 2,394
4Lake County, SD711633.9$413K−0.2%#303 of 2,394
5Roberts County, SD691335.9$368K−0.1%#366 of 2,394
6Brookings County, SD638863.8$214K+9.6%#635 of 2,394
7Minnehaha County, SD6261772.7$198K+7.6%#682 of 2,394
8Clay County, SD612545.1$284K+0.2%#702 of 2,394
9Oglala Lakota County, SD58620.5$523K−2.3%#805 of 2,394
10Lincoln County, SD5425892.5$174K+17.5%#1,024 of 2,394
13Codington County, SD4210483.0$161K+4.3%#1,594 of 2,394

Other business types in Codington County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Codington County, SD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 medical and dental practices in Codington County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 104 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $161K per practice. 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 medical and dental practices?

Codington County has 83.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $161K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Codington County would have about 110, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 216 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for 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 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,594 of 2,394 scored counties.

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