Health care · Small-town market · South Dakota
Medical and dental practices in the Yankton, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Yankton, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 100
- 12 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,364 a household
- Spending per listing
- $132K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 103.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,635
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 medical and dental practices in the Yankton area. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 103.1, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,364 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Yankton area spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $132K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Yankton area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Yankton area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Yankton area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #283 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Yankton 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 | Yankton area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 103.1 | 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $132K | $188K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 422 | 312 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +12.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,364 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,821 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 430
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The 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 Yankton 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 Yankton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,635+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,695
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 521 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $72,821+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,237
- Median home value
- $225,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,467
- Daytime population
- 24,093Residents 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 Yankton 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Yankton, SD area?
There are 100 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Yankton area as of September 2026. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Yankton, SD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $132K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,695 households in the Yankton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yankton, SD area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Yankton area has 103.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $132K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Yankton area would have about 87, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Yankton, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Yankton area at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. Median household income in the Yankton area is $72,821, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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 Yankton area scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #283 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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