Health care · Small-town market · Illinois
Medical and dental practices in the Canton, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Canton, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 52
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,280 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.7
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,901
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 medical and dental practices in the Canton area. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 37.7 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,280 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Canton area spend about $17.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 52 medical and dental practices, that is $340K per practice, 2.2 times 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 the Canton area was 28 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 493 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Canton area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Canton area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #93 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Canton area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Canton area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.7 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 493 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,280 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,599 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 527 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 the Canton 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 Canton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,901−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 13,795
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $60,599
- Average household income
- $78,763
- Median home value
- $107,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,322
- Daytime population
- 27,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Canton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Taylorville, IL | 76 | 57 | 42.0 | $309K | −1.5% | #40 of 538 |
| 2Lincoln, IL | 74 | 50 | 44.4 | $299K | −2.5% | #55 of 538 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 74 | 105 | 50.4 | $284K | −0.7% | #58 of 538 |
| 4Canton, IL | 69 | 52 | 37.7 | $340K | −2.0% | #93 of 538 |
| 5Pontiac, IL | 66 | 103 | 70.5 | $197K | −2.1% | #126 of 538 |
| 6Sterling, IL | 65 | 138 | 59.7 | $220K | −2.6% | #130 of 538 |
| 7Danville, IL | 64 | 143 | 47.5 | $263K | −3.7% | #136 of 538 |
| 8Freeport, IL | 63 | 89 | 46.0 | $280K | −3.0% | #142 of 538 |
| 9Dixon, IL | 59 | 82 | 61.5 | $221K | −3.4% | #179 of 538 |
| 10Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 57 | 126 | 60.5 | $204K | −1.0% | #204 of 538 |
Other business types in the Canton 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Canton, IL area?
The Canton area has 52 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Canton, IL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,280 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $340K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,795 households in the Canton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Canton, IL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Canton area has 37.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $340K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Canton area would have about 116, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 493 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Canton, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Canton area at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in the Canton area is $60,599, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Canton area scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #93 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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