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Medical and dental practices in Rock Island County, IL
How Rock Island County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,840 of 2,394 scored counties
#77 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 483
- 42 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 212
- −10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
- Spending per listing
- $170K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,869
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Rock Island County is 36 (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,394 scored counties and #77 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 483 medical and dental practices in Rock Island County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 78.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,333 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Rock Island County spend about $82.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $170K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rock Island County in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 291 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rock Island County. Population estimates put the population change in Rock Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rock Island County 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 | Rock Island County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.2 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $170K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 291 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.5% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,333 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,159 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 237 → 212−10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $201.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 540The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rock Island County, 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 Rock Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,869−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,733
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,299
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,505
- Daytime population
- 147,154Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 84 | 24 | 34.7 | $441K | +0.6% | #51 of 2,394 |
| 2Cumberland County, IL | 76 | 8 | 19.2 | $700K | −2.1% | #162 of 2,394 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 76 | 285 | 62.8 | $270K | +9.9% | #184 of 2,394 |
| 4Crawford County, IL | 75 | 32 | 42.7 | $317K | +0.1% | #213 of 2,394 |
| 5Woodford County, IL | 75 | 75 | 51.1 | $304K | −0.8% | #215 of 2,394 |
| 6Johnson County, IL | 74 | 6 | 14.6 | $876K | +0.4% | #220 of 2,394 |
| 7Mercer County, IL | 74 | 21 | 32.0 | $436K | −2.6% | #227 of 2,394 |
| 8Washington County, IL | 74 | 21 | 36.2 | $383K | −1.2% | #229 of 2,394 |
| 9Carroll County, IL | 73 | 20 | 30.4 | $419K | −1.7% | #250 of 2,394 |
| 10Hancock County, IL | 72 | 16 | 21.0 | $618K | −4.4% | #270 of 2,394 |
| 77Rock Island County, IL | 36 | 483 | 78.2 | $170K | −1.7% | #1,840 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Rock Island County
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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors22
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rock Island County, IL?
Rock Island County has 483 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rock Island County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $82.3M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 483 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $170K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rock Island County has 78.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $170K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 540, against 483 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 291 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. 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. Rock Island County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,394 scored counties.
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