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Medical and dental practices in Hanson County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,450 a household
Spending per listing
$821K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
17.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,456
−0.3% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Hanson County comes to about $1.6M a year: $1,450 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $821K per practice.

Hanson County has 2 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hanson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hanson County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hanson 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 Hanson County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHanson CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.774.684.5
Spending per listing$821K$188K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a312270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,450$1,402$1,288
Median household income$81,071$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hanson 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 Hanson County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,456−0.3% since 2020
Households
1,132
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$81,071
Average household income
$104,104
Median home value
$191,200
Jobs located here
739
Daytime population
2,657Residents 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 Hanson 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
Hanson County, SDNot scored217.7$821K−0.3%

Other business types in Hanson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 medical and dental practices in Hanson County. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hanson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.6M a year, or $1,450 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $821K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,132 households in Hanson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hanson County, SD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Hanson County has 2 medical and dental practices on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hanson County would have about 11, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hanson County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Hanson County at 3,456 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,132 households. The median household income in Hanson County is $81,071 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hanson County. It maps the medical and dental practices 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.

How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Hanson County

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