Health care · Small-town market · Illinois
Medical and dental practices in the Jacksonville, IL area
How the Jacksonville, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #244 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 107
- 14 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On medical and dental services · $1,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $187K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 70.8
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,381
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,325 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Jacksonville area spend about $20M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 107 medical and dental practices, that is $187K per practice, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Jacksonville area has 107 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 70.8, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 445 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jacksonville area declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Jacksonville area is 53 (upper middle), #244 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Jacksonville 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 | Jacksonville area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 70.8 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $187K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 445 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,325 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,353 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,381−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,122
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 820 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,058
- Median home value
- $125,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,940
- Daytime population
- 35,211Residents 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 Jacksonville 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 |
| 12Jacksonville, IL | 53 | 107 | 70.8 | $187K | −3.1% | #244 of 538 |
Other business types in the Jacksonville 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Jacksonville, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 medical and dental practices in the Jacksonville area. 14 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $20M a year, or $1,325 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $187K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jacksonville, IL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Jacksonville area has 70.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $187K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 131, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 445 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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 Jacksonville area scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #244 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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