Pets · County · South Dakota
Veterinarians in Brookings County, SD
The veterinarians in Brookings County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,151 of 1,485 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On pets · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,635
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Brookings County is 33 (lower middle), #1,151 of 1,485 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $811 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Brookings County spend about $11.2M a year on pets. Spread across 9 veterinarians, that is $1.2M per clinic, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 9 veterinarians on map listings in Brookings County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Brookings County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Brookings County. Population estimates show Brookings County grew 9.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brookings County compares
The same measures for South Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians 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 | Brookings County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 2,389 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $811 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 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
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Brookings 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 Brookings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,635+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,798
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,064+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,400
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,000
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents 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 veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brookings County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in Brookings 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
Pets
- Pet businesses43
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Brookings County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 veterinarians in Brookings County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Brookings County, SD spend on pets?
About $11.2M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,798 households in Brookings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brookings County, SD compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Brookings County has 6.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Brookings County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Brookings County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brookings County at 37,635 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,798 households. Median household income in Brookings County is $70,064, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Brookings County scores 33 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,151 of 1,485 scored counties.
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