Pets · Small-town market · South Dakota
Veterinarians in the Pierre, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Pierre, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #348 of 398 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On pets · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,588
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Pierre area is 27 (lower middle), #348 of 398 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in the Pierre area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Pierre area comes to about $7.4M a year: $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per clinic, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Pierre area in 2023. That is one for every 1,709 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.3M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Pierre area. Population estimates put the population change in the Pierre area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Pierre area 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 | Pierre area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,709 | 2,389 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $862 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,645 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Pierre area, 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 the Pierre area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,588−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,543
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $81,645+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,676
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,082
- Daytime population
- 22,272Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in the Pierre area
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 businesses45
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Pierre, SD area?
The Pierre area has 6 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Pierre, SD area spend on pets?
About $7.4M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,543 households in the Pierre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pierre, SD area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Pierre area has 7.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Pierre area would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,709 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pierre, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Pierre area at 20,588 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,543 households. The median household income in the Pierre area is $81,645 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Pierre area scores 27 for veterinarians (lower middle), #348 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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