Market rankings · South Dakota
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $512.6M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $39.4M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 50
- Market score 80 · High
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in South Dakota comes to about $512.6M a year: $1,402 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $39.4M per clinic, 61% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in South Dakota was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 20,308 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Among 50 states, South Dakota ranks #3 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 80 (high).
Every market in South Dakota for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | Not scored | 3 | 0.2 | $60.3M | +9.5% | |
| Rapid City, SD | Not scored | 2 | 0.3 | $44.2M | +6.2% | |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $38.5M | +1.0% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, SD | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $8.2M | −1.5% | |
| Brookings, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.6% | |
| Watertown, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.3% | |
| Spearfish, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +14.0% | |
| Mitchell, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Yankton, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Pierre, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $12.4M | −0.5% | |
| Huron, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $10M | +2.4% | |
| Vermillion, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +0.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | $40.7M | +7.6% | |
| Pennington County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $32.5M | +6.6% | |
| Lincoln County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +17.5% | |
| Brown County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $7.4M | −1.7% | |
| Brookings County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.6% | |
| Meade County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Codington County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.3% | |
| Lawrence County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +14.0% | |
| Yankton County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Davison County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Beadle County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $10M | +2.4% | |
| Hughes County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $10.5M | −0.9% | |
| Union County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.3% | |
| Clay County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +0.2% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Lake County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Butte County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.5% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $4.1M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in South Dakota?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics in South Dakota. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on medical and dental services?
About $512.6M a year, or $1,402 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $39.4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
South Dakota has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $39.4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, South Dakota would have about 21, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,308 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 80 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #3 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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