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Medical and dental practices in Highlands County, FL
The medical and dental practices in Highlands County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,098 of 2,394 scored counties
#54 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 395
- 54 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 164
- −6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.9M
- On medical and dental services · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $114K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Highlands County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,098 of 2,394 scored counties and #54 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $958 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Highlands County spend about $44.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $114K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Highlands County has 395 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 84.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 164 businesses with payroll in Highlands County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 286 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Highlands County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Highlands County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Highlands County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 84.3 | 97.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $114K | $117K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 286 | 218 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.8% | +8.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $958 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 176 → 164−6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39554 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 295The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wakulla County, FL | 84 | 37 | 29.0 | $385K | +12.3% | #54 of 2,394 |
| 2Gilchrist County, FL | 81 | 19 | 26.6 | $396K | +14.5% | #89 of 2,394 |
| 3Jefferson County, FL | 79 | 10 | 17.4 | $597K | +11.1% | #111 of 2,394 |
| 4Union County, FL | 74 | 7 | 16.2 | $622K | +5.2% | #221 of 2,394 |
| 5Dixie County, FL | 69 | 9 | 14.4 | $601K | +8.0% | #357 of 2,394 |
| 6Gadsden County, FL | 67 | 41 | 24.3 | $379K | +2.0% | #436 of 2,394 |
| 7Levy County, FL | 67 | 71 | 38.3 | $251K | +12.7% | #455 of 2,394 |
| 8Baker County, FL | 67 | 43 | 46.9 | $241K | +5.8% | #458 of 2,394 |
| 9Suwannee County, FL | 66 | 63 | 39.1 | $248K | +10.6% | #499 of 2,394 |
| 10Holmes County, FL | 64 | 22 | 31.4 | $290K | +2.7% | #574 of 2,394 |
| 54Highlands County, FL | 30 | 395 | 84.3 | $114K | +9.7% | #2,098 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Highlands County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 395 medical and dental practices in Highlands County. 54 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 164 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $44.9M a year, or $958 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 395 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $114K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Highlands County has 84.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $114K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Highlands County would have about 295, against 395 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 286 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,098 of 2,394 scored counties.
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