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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln 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 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #141 of 1,656 scored counties
#3 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +44.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45M
- On medical and dental services · $1,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County is 76 (high), #141 of 1,656 scored counties and #3 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,615 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $45M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 33% above 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.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Lincoln County in 2023, up 44.0% from 2019. That is one for every 774 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $288K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lincoln County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 774 | 1,072 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.0% | +30.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,615 | $1,402 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 36+44.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $288K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics76
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Lincoln County, SD?
There are 19 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 44.0% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on medical and dental services?
About $45M a year, or $1,615 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Lincoln County has 6.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 25, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 774 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 76 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #141 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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