Pets · Metro area · South Dakota
Veterinarians in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area
How the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #21 of 384 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 31
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.1M
- On pets · $891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,638
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, the Sioux Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #21 of 384 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for veterinarians.
Household spending on pets in the Sioux Falls metro area comes to about $109.1M a year: $891 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per clinic, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 31 veterinarians on map listings in the Sioux Falls metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Sioux Falls metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,712 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Sioux Falls metro area. Population estimates show the Sioux Falls metro area grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sioux Falls metro 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 | Sioux Falls metro area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $1.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,712 | 2,389 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $891 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,754 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26
- Employees, 2023
- 344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Sioux Falls metro 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 Sioux Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,638+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 122,517
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $82,754
- Average household income
- $108,829
- Median home value
- $295,900
- Jobs located here
- 172,822
- Daytime population
- 308,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in the Sioux Falls metro 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 veterinarians in the Sioux Falls metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area spend on pets?
About $109.1M a year, or $891 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,517 households in the Sioux Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Sioux Falls metro area has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.5M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Sioux Falls metro area would have about 40, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,712 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux Falls metro area at 314,638 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,517 households. Median household income in the Sioux Falls metro area is $82,754, 3% 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 Sioux Falls metro area scores 80 for veterinarians (high), #21 of 384 scored metro areas.
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