Market rankings · Health care
Top markets for medical and dental practices
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices. The score weighs household spending per practice, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 1,091,367
- 116,747 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 478,245
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.4B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.5
- Spending per listing: $152K
A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,091,367 medical and dental practices in the U.S. Of those, 116,747 are chain locations, or 11%. That is 84.5 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $166.4B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,288 per household. Spread across 1,091,367 medical and dental practices, that is $152K per practice.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the U.S. was 478,245 in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. They employ 4,761,902 people, with $402B in annual payroll. Official counts also show 292,405 one-person businesses without payroll.
The Greeley, CO metro area has the highest market score for medical and dental practices among 387 scored metro areas, at 88. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per practice is 64% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 28% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 10,468 | 70.9 | $231K | +2.6% |
| 18Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 79 | 6,063 | 66.9 | $213K | +2.7% |
| 31Columbus, OH | 76 | 6,913 | 80.0 | $188K | +4.7% |
| 59Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 69 | 14,765 | 76.1 | $191K | +2.3% |
| 61Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 69 | 7,420 | 88.0 | $169K | +5.4% |
| 63Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 68 | 6,153 | 69.8 | $205K | +3.2% |
| 73Cleveland, OH | 66 | 6,926 | 74.4 | $189K | −0.8% |
| 88Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 64 | 14,603 | 90.8 | $173K | +3.3% |
| 89St. Louis, MO-IL | 63 | 8,229 | 70.9 | $209K | −0.2% |
| 103Richmond, VA | 62 | 3,918 | 73.4 | $165K | +5.5% |
| 104Kansas City, MO-KS | 62 | 8,323 | 93.0 | $162K | +3.4% |
| 110Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 60 | 10,360 | 71.4 | $191K | +3.5% |
| 114Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 60 | 4,363 | 99.1 | $149K | +2.8% |
| 143Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 56 | 5,611 | 83.1 | $151K | +2.1% |
| 144Raleigh-Cary, NC | 56 | 5,168 | 90.0 | $144K | +12.6% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 88 | 825 | 66.4 | $209K | +14.2% |
| 2Rochester, MN | 87 | 547 | 58.9 | $267K | +2.0% |
| 3Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 84 | 220 | 46.4 | $286K | +5.0% |
| 4Janesville-Beloit, WI | 84 | 333 | 49.6 | $280K | +1.7% |
| 5Fargo, ND-MN | 84 | 757 | 68.6 | $209K | +7.7% |
| 6Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 10,468 | 70.9 | $231K | +2.6% |
| 7Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 82 | 906 | 73.9 | $200K | +9.5% |
| 8Champaign-Urbana, IL | 81 | 497 | 50.6 | $269K | +1.5% |
| 9Springfield, MO | 81 | 1,223 | 61.5 | $215K | +5.1% |
| 10Albany, OR | 80 | 209 | 41.2 | $292K | +3.0% |
| 11Ames, IA | 80 | 268 | 53.8 | $262K | +2.2% |
| 12Gettysburg, PA | 80 | 219 | 53.6 | $225K | +3.6% |
| 13Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 80 | 348 | 49.5 | $223K | +21.1% |
| 14Longview-Kelso, WA | 80 | 255 | 58.0 | $214K | +3.5% |
| 15Lexington Park, MD | 80 | 517 | 68.1 | $211K | +2.1% |
| 16Monroe, MI | 79 | 348 | 55.2 | $260K | +0.7% |
| 17Yuma, AZ | 79 | 394 | 49.7 | $227K | +9.2% |
| 18Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 79 | 6,063 | 66.9 | $213K | +2.7% |
| 19Jefferson City, MO | 79 | 387 | 66.1 | $208K | +2.2% |
| 20Stockton-Lodi, CA | 78 | 1,341 | 54.7 | $253K | +5.5% |
| 21Worcester, MA | 78 | 2,074 | 61.8 | $214K | +3.7% |
| 22Mankato, MN | 78 | 280 | 69.0 | $205K | +1.2% |
| 23La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 77 | 387 | 53.7 | $260K | +0.4% |
| 24Jacksonville, NC | 77 | 346 | 46.0 | $227K | +6.0% |
| 25Hinesville, GA | 77 | 138 | 45.8 | $216K | +12.6% |
| 26Lawrence, KS | 77 | 344 | 68.2 | $207K | +1.8% |
| 27Iowa City, IA | 77 | 523 | 72.3 | $200K | +4.1% |
| 28Vallejo, CA | 76 | 841 | 53.4 | $271K | +0.6% |
| 29Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 76 | 745 | 68.6 | $212K | +2.7% |
| 30Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 908 | 51.1 | $207K | +7.2% |
| 31Columbus, OH | 76 | 6,913 | 80.0 | $188K | +4.7% |
| 32Omaha, NE-IA | 75 | 3,071 | 78.8 | $192K | +4.2% |
| 33Joplin, MO-KS | 75 | 543 | 68.3 | $186K | +3.9% |
| 34Yuba City, CA | 74 | 369 | 59.6 | $214K | +3.3% |
| 35Fond du Lac, WI | 74 | 309 | 71.5 | $194K | +0.5% |
| 36St. Cloud, MN | 74 | 602 | 77.1 | $183K | +3.0% |
| 37Merced, CA | 73 | 383 | 44.5 | $264K | +5.1% |
| 38Eau Claire, WI | 73 | 490 | 68.2 | $204K | +2.6% |
| 39Burlington, NC | 73 | 379 | 54.1 | $193K | +8.5% |
| 40Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 73 | 693 | 58.6 | $192K | +7.1% |
| 41Madison, WI | 73 | 3,095 | 102.6 | $151K | +4.1% |
| 42Minot, ND | 72 | 183 | 57.6 | $250K | −2.4% |
| 43Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 72 | 514 | 56.7 | $232K | +2.1% |
| 44Goldsboro, NC | 72 | 219 | 46.1 | $217K | +3.8% |
| 45Clarksville, TN-KY | 72 | 681 | 54.5 | $193K | +8.5% |
| 46Bismarck, ND | 72 | 448 | 80.1 | $187K | +4.5% |
| 47Canton-Massillon, OH | 71 | 917 | 54.9 | $243K | −0.2% |
| 48Springfield, OH | 71 | 321 | 57.3 | $226K | −0.4% |
| 49Corvallis, OR | 71 | 252 | 65.4 | $198K | +4.4% |
| 50Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 71 | 505 | 69.8 | $194K | +0.9% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 93 | 69 | 26.5 | $490K | +7.8% |
| 2Austin, MN | 91 | 48 | 30.5 | $450K | +2.3% |
| 3Vineyard Haven, MA | 91 | 36 | 47.5 | $310K | +3.1% |
| 4Lake of the Woods, VA | 90 | 46 | 31.0 | $400K | +10.1% |
| 5Greencastle, IN | 89 | 63 | 44.5 | $309K | +3.2% |
| 6Menomonie, WI | 88 | 66 | 37.8 | $366K | +1.7% |
| 7Winona, MN | 86 | 89 | 43.9 | $312K | +1.8% |
| 8Huron, SD | 86 | 33 | 43.8 | $302K | +2.4% |
| 9Faribault-Northfield, MN | 86 | 120 | 51.1 | $288K | +4.2% |
| 10Nogales, AZ | 85 | 37 | 21.8 | $496K | +4.8% |
| 11Bonham, TX | 85 | 42 | 32.9 | $333K | +9.2% |
| 12Holland, MI | 85 | 223 | 49.0 | $298K | +2.1% |
| 13Sparta, WI | 84 | 53 | 29.0 | $463K | +0.6% |
| 14Urbana, OH | 84 | 65 | 41.5 | $328K | +0.2% |
| 15Monticello, IN | 84 | 42 | 41.0 | $323K | +2.0% |
| 16Ottawa, KS | 84 | 47 | 45.2 | $301K | +1.1% |
| 17Hemlock Farms, PA | 83 | 89 | 36.7 | $327K | +7.2% |
| 18Moses Lake, WA | 82 | 142 | 40.1 | $302K | +6.3% |
| 19Warrensburg, MO | 82 | 97 | 46.0 | $288K | +4.9% |
| 20Mount Vernon, OH | 82 | 140 | 59.6 | $234K | +1.9% |
| 21Albert Lea, MN | 81 | 44 | 34.3 | $394K | −1.5% |
| 22Coshocton, OH | 81 | 51 | 34.5 | $357K | +1.6% |
| 23Decatur, IN | 81 | 49 | 39.5 | $334K | +2.2% |
| 24Andrews, TX | 80 | 22 | 32.1 | $348K | +1.6% |
| 25Red Wing, MN | 80 | 86 | 43.6 | $332K | +1.3% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 95 | 24 | 24.0 | $684K | +16.5% |
| 2Park County, CO | 93 | 11 | 12.2 | $1.2M | +5.1% |
| 3New Kent County, VA | 93 | 19 | 20.5 | $666K | +21.2% |
| 4Saunders County, NE | 92 | 19 | 21.4 | $711K | +6.0% |
| 5McKenzie County, ND | 91 | 15 | 25.0 | $653K | +2.8% |
| 6Bayfield County, WI | 89 | 10 | 13.4 | $1M | +3.4% |
| 7Goochland County, VA | 89 | 22 | 21.3 | $674K | +17.4% |
| 8Adams County, WI | 88 | 16 | 16.8 | $747K | +5.2% |
| 9Poquoson city, VA | 88 | 9 | 19.0 | $721K | +6.6% |
| 10Skamania County, WA | 88 | 14 | 27.9 | $495K | +5.2% |
| 11Antrim County, MI | 88 | 34 | 30.6 | $450K | +5.3% |
| 12King George County, VA | 88 | 31 | 30.6 | $444K | +10.5% |
| 13Harris County, GA | 87 | 19 | 14.6 | $866K | +6.8% |
| 14Frederick County, VA | 87 | 58 | 16.4 | $774K | +8.8% |
| 15Brown County, IN | 87 | 15 | 22.1 | $638K | +1.9% |
| 16Caroline County, VA | 87 | 24 | 20.0 | $591K | +11.3% |
| 17Douglas County, WA | 87 | 36 | 22.6 | $587K | +8.0% |
| 18Dodge County, MN | 87 | 25 | 30.9 | $498K | +2.3% |
| 19Mills County, IA | 87 | 20 | 37.1 | $407K | +2.6% |
| 20Warren County, MO | 87 | 50 | 36.1 | $399K | +9.2% |
| 21Lafayette County, WI | 87 | 25 | 37.0 | $373K | +5.2% |
| 22Chambers County, TX | 87 | 65 | 37.7 | $344K | +22.6% |
| 23Oglethorpe County, GA | 86 | 6 | 11.1 | $983K | +10.4% |
| 24Lake County, MI | 86 | 7 | 13.5 | $834K | +9.1% |
| 25Burleson County, TX | 86 | 13 | 16.5 | $661K | +16.2% |
Scored: 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets and 2,394 counties, each with at least 5 medical and dental practices on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on medical and dental services over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Doctors, dentists and clinics figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Doctors, dentists and clinics by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Tuscaloosa metro area · 65
- AlaskaTop metro area: Fairbanks-College metro area · 58
- ArizonaTop metro area: Yuma metro area · 79
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 52
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Stockton-Lodi metro area · 78
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 88
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area · 57
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 53
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 55
- FloridaTop metro area: Wildwood-The Villages metro area · 80
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Hinesville metro area · 77
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 48
- IdahoTop metro area: Lewiston metro area · 37
- IllinoisTop metro area: Champaign-Urbana metro area · 81
- IndianaTop metro area: Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area · 72
- IowaTop metro area: Ames metro area · 80
- KansasTop metro area: Lawrence metro area · 77
- KentuckyTop metro area: Bowling Green metro area · 57
- LouisianaTop metro area: Hammond metro area · 46
- MaineTop metro area: Lewiston-Auburn metro area · 58
- MarylandTop metro area: Lexington Park metro area · 80
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Worcester metro area · 78
- MichiganTop metro area: Monroe metro area · 79
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Rochester metro area · 87
- MississippiTop metro area: Gulfport-Biloxi metro area · 43
- MissouriTop metro area: Springfield metro area · 81
- MontanaTop metro area: Bozeman metro area · 47
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 75
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 53
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 58
- New JerseyTop metro area: Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area · 50
- New MexicoTop metro area: Albuquerque metro area · 59
- New YorkTop metro area: Kingston metro area · 68
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Jacksonville metro area · 77
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 84
- OhioTop metro area: Cincinnati metro area · 79
- OklahomaTop metro area: Lawton metro area · 43
- OregonTop metro area: Albany metro area · 80
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Gettysburg metro area · 80
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 56
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Spartanburg metro area · 63
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 82
- TennesseeTop metro area: Clarksville metro area · 72
- TexasTop metro area: Killeen-Temple metro area · 76
- UtahTop metro area: Ogden metro area · 51
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 40
- VirginiaTop metro area: Lynchburg metro area · 66
- WashingtonTop metro area: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area · 84
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Weirton-Steubenville metro area · 57
- WisconsinTop metro area: Janesville-Beloit metro area · 84
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 36
Related business types
- Dentists and orthodontists169,203 listings
- Primary care and pediatrics93,457 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics6,781 listings
- Chiropractors69,552 listings
- Physical therapy69,260 listings
- Optometrists and eye care53,116 listings
Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for medical and dental practices?
The top 5 are Greeley, CO (88); Rochester, MN (87); Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (84); Janesville-Beloit, WI (84); and Fargo, ND-MN (84). The score compares each of 387 scored metro areas with the others for medical and dental practices.
How many medical and dental practices are in the U.S.?
The U.S. has 1,091,367 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 116,747 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 478,245 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Another 292,405 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do U.S. households spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.4B a year, or $1,288 per household. Spread across the 1,091,367 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $152K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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