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Medical and dental practices in Roberts County, SD
How Roberts 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #366 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $368K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,255
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 medical and dental practices in Roberts County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,321 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Roberts County spend about $4.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $368K per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Roberts County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Roberts County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Roberts County is 69 (upper middle), #366 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Roberts 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 | Roberts County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $368K | $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 | −0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,321 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,130 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Roberts 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 Roberts County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,255−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,625
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $65,130+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,087
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,221
- Daytime population
- 9,494Residents 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 Roberts 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 Roberts County, SD?
Roberts County has 13 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) 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 Roberts County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roberts County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $368K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,625 households in Roberts County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roberts County, SD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Roberts County has 35.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $368K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Roberts County would have about 31, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Roberts County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Roberts County at 10,255 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,625 households. Median household income in Roberts County is $65,130, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Roberts County scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #366 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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