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Medical and dental practices in Yankton County, SD

How Yankton 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,504 of 2,394 scored counties
#12 of 18 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Yankton County comes to about $13.2M a year: $1,364 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 100 medical and dental practices, that is $132K per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 100 medical and dental practices on map listings in Yankton County as of September 2026. 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Yankton County was 23 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yankton County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Yankton County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,504 of 2,394 scored counties and #12 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Yankton 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Yankton County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureYankton CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households103.174.684.5
Spending per listing$132K$188K$152K
Households per official establishment422312270
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+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 score4477

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County

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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Doctors, dentists and clinics across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Yankton County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Meade County, SD823428.4$496K+2.7%#74 of 2,394
2Beadle County, SD743343.8$302K+2.4%#243 of 2,394
3Butte County, SD732046.4$302K+5.5%#263 of 2,394
4Lake County, SD711633.9$413K−0.2%#303 of 2,394
5Roberts County, SD691335.9$368K−0.1%#366 of 2,394
6Brookings County, SD638863.8$214K+9.6%#635 of 2,394
7Minnehaha County, SD6261772.7$198K+7.6%#682 of 2,394
8Clay County, SD612545.1$284K+0.2%#702 of 2,394
9Oglala Lakota County, SD58620.5$523K−2.3%#805 of 2,394
10Lincoln County, SD5425892.5$174K+17.5%#1,024 of 2,394
12Yankton County, SD44100103.1$132K+1.5%#1,504 of 2,394

Other business types in Yankton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Yankton County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 100 medical and dental practices in Yankton County. 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. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Yankton County, SD 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 Yankton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Yankton County, SD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Yankton County 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 U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Yankton County 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 Yankton County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Yankton County at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. The median household income in Yankton County is $72,821 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Yankton County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,504 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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