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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hughes County, SD
How Hughes County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,001 of 1,656 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $702K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,570
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hughes County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 7.2.
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. That works out to $702K per clinic, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Hughes County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $281K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Hughes County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hughes County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hughes County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,001 of 1,656 scored counties and #8 of 10 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 primary care and pediatric 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 | 20.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $702K | $2.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,813 | 1,072 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.7% | −2.2% |
| 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 | 46 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $281K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians 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 primary care and pediatric 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 | 89 | 31 | 3.7 | $3.9M | +7.6% | #18 of 1,656 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 83 | 8 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +9.6% | #61 of 1,656 |
| 3Lincoln County, SD | 76 | 19 | 6.8 | $2.4M | +17.5% | #141 of 1,656 |
| 4Codington County, SD | 75 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.8M | +4.3% | #155 of 1,656 |
| 5Lawrence County, SD | 74 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +14.0% | #176 of 1,656 |
| 6Pennington County, SD | 65 | 27 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +6.6% | #370 of 1,656 |
| 7Union County, SD | 48 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #908 of 1,656 |
| 8Hughes County, SD | 46 | 15 | 20.7 | $702K | −0.9% | #1,001 of 1,656 |
| 9Yankton County, SD | 43 | 12 | 12.4 | $1.1M | +1.5% | #1,077 of 1,656 |
| 10Brown County, SD | 36 | 19 | 11.7 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #1,264 of 1,656 |
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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hughes County, SD?
There are 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $702K per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric 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 primary care and pediatric clinics?
Hughes County has 20.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $702K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hughes County would have about 6, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 593 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 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,001 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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