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Physical therapy clinics in Hughes County, SD
The physical therapy clinics in Hughes County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #995 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,570
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 physical therapy clinics in Hughes County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Hughes County spend about $10.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,452 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hughes County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,418 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hughes County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Hughes County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #995 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Hughes 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 physical therapy clinics 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 | Hughes County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,418 | 2,856 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,452 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,395 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $620K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,570−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,253
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 742 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $81,395+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,105
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,890
- Daytime population
- 19,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Hughes County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 78 | 36 | 4.2 | $3.4M | +7.6% | #95 of 1,422 |
| 2Lawrence County, SD | 67 | 7 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +14.0% | #288 of 1,422 |
| 3Codington County, SD | 63 | 5 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +4.3% | #362 of 1,422 |
| 4Lincoln County, SD | 56 | 24 | 8.6 | $1.9M | +17.5% | #571 of 1,422 |
| 5Pennington County, SD | 55 | 31 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #592 of 1,422 |
| 6Brown County, SD | 54 | 6 | 3.7 | $3.7M | −1.7% | #599 of 1,422 |
| 7Hughes County, SD | 40 | 6 | 8.3 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #995 of 1,422 |
| 8Union County, SD | 39 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #1,019 of 1,422 |
| 9Yankton County, SD | 38 | 9 | 9.3 | $1.5M | +1.5% | #1,044 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Hughes 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 physical therapy clinics are in Hughes County, SD?
Hughes County has 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Hughes County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.5M a year, or $1,452 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,253 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, SD compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Hughes County has 8.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Hughes County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,418 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Hughes County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 17,570 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,253 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $81,395 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Hughes County scores 40 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #995 of 1,422 scored counties.
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