Health care · Small-town market · South Dakota
Medical and dental practices in the Mitchell, SD area
The medical and dental practices in the Mitchell, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 64
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +32.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $228K
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.3
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,913
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 medical and dental practices in the Mitchell area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 11%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 58.3, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Mitchell area comes to about $14.6M a year: $1,330 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 64 medical and dental practices, that is $228K per practice, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Mitchell area was 37 in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019. That is one for every 297 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mitchell area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Mitchell area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #184 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Mitchell 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 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 | Mitchell area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.3 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $228K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 297 | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.1% | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,330 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,101 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37+32.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 364
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 647 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The 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 the Mitchell 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 Mitchell area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,913+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,977
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $69,101
- Average household income
- $87,541
- Median home value
- $197,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,823
- Daytime population
- 25,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huron, SD | 86 | 33 | 43.8 | $302K | +2.4% | #8 of 538 |
| 2Vermillion, SD | 72 | 25 | 45.1 | $284K | +0.2% | #68 of 538 |
| 3Brookings, SD | 71 | 88 | 63.8 | $214K | +9.6% | #82 of 538 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 58 | 64 | 58.3 | $228K | +0.6% | #184 of 538 |
| 5Yankton, SD | 49 | 100 | 103.1 | $132K | +1.5% | #283 of 538 |
| 6Watertown, SD | 46 | 104 | 83.0 | $161K | +4.3% | #314 of 538 |
| 7Spearfish, SD | 46 | 132 | 109.5 | $125K | +14.0% | #319 of 538 |
| 8Pierre, SD | 45 | 74 | 86.6 | $167K | −0.5% | #328 of 538 |
| 9Aberdeen, SD | 42 | 143 | 79.8 | $173K | −1.5% | #347 of 538 |
Other business types in the Mitchell 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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Mitchell, SD area?
The Mitchell area has 64 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mitchell, SD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.6M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $228K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,977 households in the Mitchell area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mitchell, SD area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Mitchell area has 58.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $228K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Mitchell area would have about 96, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 297 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mitchell, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Mitchell area at 25,913 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,977 households. Median household income in the Mitchell area is $69,101, 14% below 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. 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 Mitchell area scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #184 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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