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Medical and dental practices in Manatee County, FL

The medical and dental practices in Manatee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,607 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
1,449
205 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
624
+12.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$205.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,162 a household
Spending per listing
$142K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
82.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
468,200
+16.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,449 medical and dental practices in Manatee County. Of those, 205 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 82.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,162 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Manatee County spend about $205.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $142K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 624 businesses with payroll in Manatee County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 12.4% from 2019. That is one for every 283 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 483 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $14.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Manatee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Manatee County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manatee County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,607 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Manatee 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Manatee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureManatee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households82.097.084.5
Spending per listing$142K$117K$152K
Households per official establishment283218270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.4%+8.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,162$1,132$1,288
Median household income$78,457$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4227

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
555 → 624+12.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,419
Annual payroll, 2023
$423.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
483Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,449205 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,347The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$14.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Manatee 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 Manatee County

Population, 2025 estimate
468,200+16.6% since 2020
Households
176,747
Median age
48.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
579
Median household income
$78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,837
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
145,644
Daytime population
393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Florida, with Manatee County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL843729.0$385K+12.3%#54 of 2,394
2Gilchrist County, FL811926.6$396K+14.5%#89 of 2,394
3Jefferson County, FL791017.4$597K+11.1%#111 of 2,394
4Union County, FL74716.2$622K+5.2%#221 of 2,394
5Dixie County, FL69914.4$601K+8.0%#357 of 2,394
6Gadsden County, FL674124.3$379K+2.0%#436 of 2,394
7Levy County, FL677138.3$251K+12.7%#455 of 2,394
8Baker County, FL674346.9$241K+5.8%#458 of 2,394
9Suwannee County, FL666339.1$248K+10.6%#499 of 2,394
10Holmes County, FL642231.4$290K+2.7%#574 of 2,394
32Manatee County, FL421,44982.0$142K+16.6%#1,607 of 2,394

Other business types in Manatee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Manatee County, FL?

Manatee County has 1,449 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 205 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 624 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 483 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $205.4M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,449 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Manatee County has 82.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Manatee County would have about 1,347, against 1,449 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 283 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,394 scored counties.

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