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Medical and dental practices in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,024 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 258
- 32 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45M
- On medical and dental services · $1,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $174K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 92.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,615 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $45M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 258 medical and dental practices, that is $174K per practice, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Lincoln County has 258 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 92.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% above 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 Lincoln County was 128 in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 218 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $288K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lincoln County.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 17.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,024 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Lincoln 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.
| Measure | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 92.5 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $174K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 218 | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,615 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 128+20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,921
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25832 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 295The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $288K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Meade County, SD | 82 | 34 | 28.4 | $496K | +2.7% | #74 of 2,394 |
| 2Beadle County, SD | 74 | 33 | 43.8 | $302K | +2.4% | #243 of 2,394 |
| 3Butte County, SD | 73 | 20 | 46.4 | $302K | +5.5% | #263 of 2,394 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 71 | 16 | 33.9 | $413K | −0.2% | #303 of 2,394 |
| 5Roberts County, SD | 69 | 13 | 35.9 | $368K | −0.1% | #366 of 2,394 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 63 | 88 | 63.8 | $214K | +9.6% | #635 of 2,394 |
| 7Minnehaha County, SD | 62 | 617 | 72.7 | $198K | +7.6% | #682 of 2,394 |
| 8Clay County, SD | 61 | 25 | 45.1 | $284K | +0.2% | #702 of 2,394 |
| 9Oglala Lakota County, SD | 58 | 6 | 20.5 | $523K | −2.3% | #805 of 2,394 |
| 10Lincoln County, SD | 54 | 258 | 92.5 | $174K | +17.5% | #1,024 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics76
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lincoln County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 258 medical and dental practices in Lincoln County. 32 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $45M a year, or $1,615 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 258 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $174K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lincoln County has 92.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $174K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 295, against 258 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 218 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,024 of 2,394 scored counties.
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