Health care · Metro area · Arkansas
Medical and dental practices in the Hot Springs, AR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Hot Springs, AR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #381 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 328
- 34 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 231
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On medical and dental services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $130K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Hot Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #381 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 328 medical and dental practices in the Hot Springs metro area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 75.1 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Hot Springs metro area spend about $42.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $978 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 328 medical and dental practices, that is $130K per practice, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hot Springs metro area in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 189 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $525K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hot Springs metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hot Springs metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Hot Springs metro area 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 | Hot Springs metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.1 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $130K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 189 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $978 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 231+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,437
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32834 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 280The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $525K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hot Springs metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 52 | 1,624 | 75.3 | $156K | +13.1% | #173 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 43 | 3,794 | 72.6 | $149K | −0.3% | #246 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 36 | 2,277 | 73.1 | $147K | +3.8% | #311 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 33 | 374 | 66.5 | $148K | −0.4% | #324 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 30 | 636 | 69.9 | $142K | +3.1% | #344 of 387 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 20 | 591 | 111.0 | $90K | +3.6% | #371 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 13 | 328 | 75.1 | $130K | −0.6% | #381 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hot Springs 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics13
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics13
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy5
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Hot Springs, AR metro area?
The Hot Springs metro area has 328 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. Another 89 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Hot Springs, AR metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.7M a year, or $978 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 328 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $130K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in the Hot Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hot Springs, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Hot Springs metro area has 75.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $130K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Hot Springs metro area would have about 280, against 328 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 189 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hot Springs, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hot Springs metro area at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. Median household income in the Hot Springs metro area is $57,181, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. The Hot Springs metro area scores 13 for medical and dental practices (low), #381 of 387 scored metro areas.
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