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Medical and dental practices in Oglala Lakota County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Oglala Lakota County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #805 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $523K
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,338
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,073 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Oglala Lakota County spend about $3.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $523K per practice, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Oglala Lakota County has 6 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Oglala Lakota County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Oglala Lakota County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Oglala Lakota County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #805 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Oglala Lakota 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 | Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $523K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,073 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $41,417 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 77 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,338−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,923
- Median age
- 27.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 2,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $41,417+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,084
- Median home value
- $52,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,851
- Daytime population
- 15,275Residents 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 Oglala Lakota 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Oglala Lakota County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 medical and dental practices in Oglala Lakota County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Oglala Lakota County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Oglala Lakota County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.1M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $523K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,923 households in Oglala Lakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oglala Lakota County, SD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Oglala Lakota County has 20.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $523K, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Oglala Lakota County would have about 21, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Oglala Lakota County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Oglala Lakota County at 13,338 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,923 households. The median household income in Oglala Lakota County is $41,417 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Oglala Lakota County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #805 of 2,394 scored counties.
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