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Medical and dental practices in Polk County, AR
The medical and dental practices in Polk County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,631 of 2,394 scored counties
#26 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 43
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On medical and dental services · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,486
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 medical and dental practices in Polk County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $944 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $173K per practice, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Polk County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 527 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,631 of 2,394 scored counties and #26 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.4 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 527 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $944 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,191 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,486+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,898
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 857 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $49,191+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,957
- Median home value
- $138,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,915
- Daytime population
- 18,129Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 26Polk County, AR | 41 | 43 | 54.4 | $173K | +1.6% | #1,631 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Polk 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Polk County, AR?
Polk County has 43 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.5M a year, or $944 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $173K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,898 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Polk County has 54.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $173K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Polk County would have about 49, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 527 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 19,486 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,898 households. Median household income in Polk County is $49,191, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Polk County scores 41 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,394 scored counties.
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