Health care · Metro area · South Dakota
Medical and dental practices in the Rapid City, SD metro area
How the Rapid City, SD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #222 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 671
- 41 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 257
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $132K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 106.9
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,934
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Rapid City metro area spend about $88.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,407 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 671 medical and dental practices, that is $132K per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Rapid City metro area has 671 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 106.9, 27% 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 Rapid City metro area was 257 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 244 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 156 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Rapid City metro area.
Population estimates show the Rapid City metro area grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Rapid City metro area is 46 (lower middle), #222 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota.
How the Rapid City metro 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 | Rapid City metro area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 106.9 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $132K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 244 | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,407 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,255 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 257+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $228.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 156Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 67141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 579The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Rapid City metro 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 Rapid City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,934+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 62,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 7,805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $75,255
- Average household income
- $99,099
- Median home value
- $307,700
- Jobs located here
- 69,449
- Daytime population
- 153,009Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rapid City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 82 | 906 | 73.9 | $200K | +9.5% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 46 | 671 | 106.9 | $132K | +6.2% | #222 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 45 | 523 | 94.3 | $147K | +1.0% | #227 of 387 |
Other business types in the Rapid City metro 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Rapid City, SD metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 671 medical and dental practices in the Rapid City metro area. 41 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 257 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 156 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Rapid City, SD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $88.3M a year, or $1,407 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 671 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $132K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,789 households in the Rapid City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rapid City, SD metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Rapid City metro area has 106.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $132K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Rapid City metro area would have about 579, against 671 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 244 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rapid City, SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rapid City metro area at 156,934 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,789 households. The median household income in the Rapid City metro area is $75,255 a year, 7% 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. 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 Rapid City metro area scores 46 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #222 of 387 scored metro areas.
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