Health care · County · Arkansas
Medical and dental practices in Carroll County, AR
The medical and dental practices in Carroll County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #959 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 48
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On medical and dental services · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,263
- +3.6% since 2020
See the medical and dental practices around any address in Carroll County
The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Carroll County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carroll County comes to about $11M a year: $967 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 medical and dental practices, that is $229K per practice, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Carroll County has 48 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.3, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 567 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Carroll County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Carroll County is 55 (upper middle), #959 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Carroll County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 567 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $967 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,230 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 20−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 486 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carroll County, 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,263+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,347
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $54,230+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,165
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,469
- Daytime population
- 28,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Carroll County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the medical and dental practices on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Carroll County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDoctors, dentists and clinics across Arkansas
Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Carroll County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marion County, AR | 73 | 10 | 13.0 | $706K | +4.3% | #246 of 2,394 |
| 2Perry County, AR | 72 | 10 | 24.4 | $406K | +3.1% | #276 of 2,394 |
| 3Madison County, AR | 71 | 18 | 27.9 | $354K | +11.2% | #312 of 2,394 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 67 | 27 | 38.7 | $274K | +4.1% | #451 of 2,394 |
| 5Lincoln County, AR | 62 | 7 | 19.5 | $477K | −1.0% | #639 of 2,394 |
| 6Logan County, AR | 62 | 29 | 34.0 | $291K | +2.5% | #651 of 2,394 |
| 7Lonoke County, AR | 60 | 107 | 37.5 | $287K | +3.5% | #740 of 2,394 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 57 | 79 | 33.8 | $297K | +4.1% | #856 of 2,394 |
| 9Izard County, AR | 56 | 20 | 38.2 | $228K | +5.9% | #917 of 2,394 |
| 10Saline County, AR | 55 | 230 | 45.8 | $243K | +7.6% | #955 of 2,394 |
| 11Carroll County, AR | 55 | 48 | 42.3 | $229K | +3.6% | #959 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carroll County
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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carroll County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 medical and dental practices in Carroll County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $11M a year, or $967 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $229K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,347 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carroll County has 42.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $229K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carroll County would have about 72, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 567 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,263 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,347 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $54,230 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. 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. Carroll County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #959 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carroll County. It maps the medical and dental practices 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 medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Carroll County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Carroll County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Carroll County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.