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Medical and dental practices in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area

The medical and dental practices in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #204 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
126
12 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
45
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
Spending per listing
$204K
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
60.5
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,607
−1.0% 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 126 medical and dental practices in the Charleston-Mattoon area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 60.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Charleston-Mattoon area comes to about $25.8M a year: $1,237 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 126 medical and dental practices, that is $204K per practice, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Charleston-Mattoon area in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 463 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Charleston-Mattoon area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Charleston-Mattoon area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #204 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Charleston-Mattoon 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCharleston-Mattoon areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households60.5102.384.5
Spending per listing$204K$148K$152K
Households per official establishment463269270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,237$1,517$1,288
Median household income$56,478$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5743

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
486
Annual payroll, 2023
$33M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
169The 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 Charleston-Mattoon 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 Charleston-Mattoon area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,607−1.0% since 2020
Households
20,824
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$56,478
Average household income
$74,657
Median home value
$127,400
Jobs located here
24,356
Daytime population
50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Charleston-Mattoon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Taylorville, IL765742.0$309K−1.5%#40 of 538
2Lincoln, IL745044.4$299K−2.5%#55 of 538
3Rochelle, IL7410550.4$284K−0.7%#58 of 538
4Canton, IL695237.7$340K−2.0%#93 of 538
5Pontiac, IL6610370.5$197K−2.1%#126 of 538
6Sterling, IL6513859.7$220K−2.6%#130 of 538
7Danville, IL6414347.5$263K−3.7%#136 of 538
8Freeport, IL638946.0$280K−3.0%#142 of 538
9Dixon, IL598261.5$221K−3.4%#179 of 538
10Charleston-Mattoon, IL5712660.5$204K−1.0%#204 of 538

Other business types in the Charleston-Mattoon area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area?

The Charleston-Mattoon area has 126 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area spend on medical and dental services?

About $25.8M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $204K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,824 households in the Charleston-Mattoon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Charleston-Mattoon area has 60.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $204K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Charleston-Mattoon area would have about 169, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 463 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Charleston-Mattoon area at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. Median household income in the Charleston-Mattoon area is $56,478, 30% 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 Charleston-Mattoon area scores 57 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #204 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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