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Medical and dental practices in Union County, FL

How Union County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #221 of 2,394 scored counties
#4 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,008 a household
Spending per listing
$622K
4.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
81% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,250
+5.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Union County is 74 (upper middle), #221 of 2,394 scored counties and #4 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

At $1,008 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $4.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $622K per practice, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Union County has 7 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $343K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Union County. Population estimates show Union County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Union 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 Union County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.297.084.5
Spending per listing$622K$117K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a218270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,008$1,132$1,288
Median household income$64,146$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7427

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$343K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
16,250+5.2% since 2020
Households
4,316
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
244 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$64,146+44.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,348
Median home value
$169,500
Jobs located here
3,056
Daytime population
12,718Residents 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 Union 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

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 medical and dental practices in Union County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $622K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,316 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 16.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $622K, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Union County would have about 29, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Union County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 16,250 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,316 households. The median household income in Union County is $64,146 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.9% 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. Union County scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #221 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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