Health care · Small-town market · Illinois
Medical and dental practices in the Carbondale, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Carbondale, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #453 of 538 scored small-town markets
#19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 197
- 18 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,194 a household
- Spending per listing
- $139K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.8
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,501
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Carbondale area is 30 (lower middle), #453 of 538 scored small-town markets and #19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 197 medical and dental practices in the Carbondale area. 18 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 85.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Carbondale area comes to about $27.4M a year: $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $139K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Carbondale area in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $608K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Carbondale area. Population estimates put the population change in the Carbondale area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carbondale 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 | Carbondale area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.8 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $139K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 319 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,194 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $48,763 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 806
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $608K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Carbondale 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 Carbondale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,501−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,955
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 584 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $48,763
- Average household income
- $70,409
- Median home value
- $137,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,658
- Daytime population
- 57,693Residents 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 Carbondale 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 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 30 | 197 | 85.8 | $139K | −1.5% | #453 of 538 |
Other business types in the Carbondale 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Carbondale, IL area?
There are 197 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Carbondale area as of September 2026. 18 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Carbondale, IL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.4M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $139K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in the Carbondale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carbondale, IL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Carbondale area has 85.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $139K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Carbondale area would have about 180, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Carbondale, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Carbondale area at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in the Carbondale area is $48,763, 40% 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 Carbondale area scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #453 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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