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Medical and dental practices in the Freeport, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Freeport, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #142 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
89
13 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
43
+16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,287 a household
Spending per listing
$280K
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.0
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,220
−3.0% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Freeport area comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,287 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 89 medical and dental practices, that is $280K per practice, 84% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

The Freeport area has 89 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.0, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Freeport area in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 450 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Freeport area declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Freeport area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #142 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Freeport 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 Freeport, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFreeport areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.0102.384.5
Spending per listing$280K$148K$152K
Households per official establishment450269270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.2%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,287$1,517$1,288
Median household income$64,043$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43+16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
453
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
163The 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 Freeport 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 Freeport area

Population, 2025 estimate
43,220−3.0% since 2020
Households
19,358
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$64,043+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,920
Median home value
$134,900
Jobs located here
17,326
Daytime population
40,359Residents 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 Freeport 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 Freeport 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 Freeport, IL area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 medical and dental practices in the Freeport area. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $24.9M a year, or $1,287 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $280K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,358 households in the Freeport area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Freeport area has 46.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $280K, 84% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Freeport area would have about 163, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Freeport, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Freeport area at 43,220 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,358 households. The median household income in the Freeport area is $64,043 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. 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 Freeport area scores 63 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #142 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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