Market rankings · South Dakota
Veterinarians in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 164
- 9 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- +14.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $305.2M
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #43 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the veterinarians 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 164 veterinarians on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 5%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in South Dakota spend about $305.2M a year on pets, or $835 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per clinic, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in South Dakota was 153 in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,389 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #43 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (80). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (38).
Every market in South Dakota for veterinarians
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 80 | 31 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #21 of 384 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 64 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +1.0% | #91 of 384 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 45 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #232 of 384 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 38 | 9 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +9.6% | #288 of 398 |
| 2Watertown, SD | 34 | 8 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #316 of 398 |
| 3Aberdeen, SD | 28 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #341 of 398 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 28 | 9 | 8.2 | $958K | +0.6% | #346 of 398 |
| 5Pierre, SD | 27 | 6 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #348 of 398 |
| Spearfish, SD | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +14.0% | |
| Yankton, SD | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.5% | |
| Huron, SD | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +2.4% | |
| Vermillion, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $4.1M | +0.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 82 | 22 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +7.6% | #66 of 1,485 |
| 2Pennington County, SD | 58 | 17 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +6.6% | #543 of 1,485 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 33 | 9 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +9.6% | #1,151 of 1,485 |
| 4Codington County, SD | 28 | 8 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #1,257 of 1,485 |
| 5Davison County, SD | 25 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #1,313 of 1,485 |
| 6Brown County, SD | 23 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #1,331 of 1,485 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 1.4 | $6.9M | +17.5% | |
| Meade County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.7% | |
| Lawrence County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +14.0% | |
| Yankton County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.5% | |
| Beadle County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +2.4% | |
| Hughes County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $1.6M | −0.9% | |
| Union County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.3% | |
| Clay County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $4.1M | +0.2% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Lake County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 6.4 | $1.3M | −0.2% | |
| Butte County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +5.5% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 16.5 | $470K | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $1.2M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 17.2 | $493K | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 11.0 | $667K | +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 | 1 | 4.1 | $1.8M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +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 | 2 | 9.0 | $987K | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.9 | $823K | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 20.5 | $402K | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $893K | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.3 | $718K | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.2 | $1.2M | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $1M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | $967K | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.8 | $986K | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $575K | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 14.2 | $576K | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 15.5 | $549K | +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 | 2 | 24.1 | $255K | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $818K | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 31.7 | $256K | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 27.2 | $279K | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 21.5 | $376K | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $738K | −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 | 3 | 38.2 | $209K | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 14.6 | $574K | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 26.5 | $306K | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 19.9 | $426K | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 29.2 | $266K | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 veterinarians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many veterinarians are in South Dakota?
As of September 2026, map listings count 164 veterinarians in South Dakota. 9 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on pets?
About $305.2M a year, or $835 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians 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 veterinarians?
South Dakota has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, South Dakota would have about 112, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,389 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for veterinarians?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 38 (lower middle). Among 6 scored counties in South Dakota, Minnehaha County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind 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 30 for veterinarians (lower middle), #43 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the veterinarians 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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