Dental practices in South Dakota 308 establishments · 3,269 employees · 2024

Firms (SD)

308

Employment

3,269

Avg Annual Pay

$73,490

State Rank

#47 of 52

How South Dakota compares to national

Metric	South Dakota	National	South Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments	308	136,855	0.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$73,490	$65,400	+$8,090 (+12.4%)
Location quotient	0.68	1.00	32% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	10.6	7.6	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-1.0%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.68 means dental practices are 32% under-represented in South Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for dental practices

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	22,560	$62,943
2	Texas	12,507	$62,788
3	Florida	9,432	$68,654
4	New York	7,930	$68,743
5	Illinois	5,230	$65,063
6	Pennsylvania	4,468	$65,104
7	New Jersey	4,421	$65,804
8	Georgia	4,154	$66,796
9	North Carolina	3,951	$71,061
10	Ohio	3,772	$64,414

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621210. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json