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Veterinarians in Custer County, SD
How Custer County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 9,431
- +13.2% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Custer County
The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Custer County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $876 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $3.9M a year on pets. That works out to $3.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Custer County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Custer County grew 13.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Custer 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 | Custer County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $1.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,389 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,112 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,431+13.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,451
- Median age
- 57.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $84,112
- Average household income
- $110,413
- Median home value
- $372,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,110
- Daytime population
- 7,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Custer County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Custer 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 |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +13.2% |
Other business types in Custer County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Custer County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 veterinarian in Custer County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Custer County, SD spend on pets?
About $3.9M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,451 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, SD compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Custer County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is Custer County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 9,431 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,451 households. Median household income in Custer County is $84,112, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Custer County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Custer County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Custer County?
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