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Pets · Small-town market · South Dakota

Veterinarians in the Vermillion, SD area

The veterinarians in the Vermillion, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On pets · $742 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,031
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in the Vermillion area. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in the Vermillion area spend about $4.1M a year on pets, or $742 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Vermillion area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Vermillion area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 veterinarian on map listings, the Vermillion area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Vermillion 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.

Veterinarians in Vermillion, SD area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureVermillion areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.84.53.3
Spending per listing$4.1M$1.9M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3893,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$742$835$909
Median household income$56,850$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
2The 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 the Vermillion 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 Vermillion area

Population, 2025 estimate
15,031+0.2% since 2020
Households
5,547
Median age
31.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$56,850+12.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,631
Median home value
$232,300
Jobs located here
5,728
Daytime population
14,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across South Dakota

Every South Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Vermillion area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Dakota

Small-town markets in South Dakota ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brookings, SD3896.5$1.2M+9.6%#288 of 398
2Watertown, SD3486.4$1.2M+4.3%#316 of 398
3Aberdeen, SD28116.1$1.3M−1.5%#341 of 398
4Mitchell, SD2898.2$958K+0.6%#346 of 398
5Pierre, SD2767.0$1.2M−0.5%#348 of 398
Vermillion, SDNot scored11.8$4.1M+0.2%

Other business types in the Vermillion area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Vermillion, SD area?

There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in the Vermillion area as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in the Vermillion area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Vermillion, SD area spend on pets?

About $4.1M a year, or $742 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,547 households in the Vermillion area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Vermillion, SD area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Vermillion area has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Vermillion area would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is the Vermillion, SD area growing?

Population estimates put the Vermillion area at 15,031 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. The median household income in the Vermillion area is $56,850 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.1% 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 Vermillion area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Vermillion area. 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 the Vermillion area

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