Health care · Small-town market · South Dakota
Medical and dental practices in the Pierre, SD area
How the Pierre, SD area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #328 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 74
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,588
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Pierre area spend about $12.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,447 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $167K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 74 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Pierre area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 86.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% 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 the Pierre area was 29 in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $756K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Pierre area.
Population estimates show the Pierre area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Pierre area is 45 (lower middle), #328 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Pierre 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 | Pierre area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.6 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 295 | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,447 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,645 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 741 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $756K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Pierre 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 Pierre area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,588−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,543
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $81,645+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,676
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,082
- Daytime population
- 22,272Residents 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 Pierre 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Pierre, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 medical and dental practices in the Pierre area. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pierre, SD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,543 households in the Pierre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pierre, SD area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Pierre area has 86.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Pierre area would have about 81, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pierre, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Pierre area at 20,588 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,543 households. The median household income in the Pierre area is $81,645 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. 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 Pierre area scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #328 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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