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Medical and dental practices in St. Clair County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in St. Clair County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,460 of 2,394 scored counties
#66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
712
99 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
320
−7.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$143M
On medical and dental services · $1,418 a household
Spending per listing
$201K
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
250,708
−2.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 712 medical and dental practices in St. Clair County. Of those, 99 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 70.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in St. Clair County comes to about $143M a year: $1,418 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 712 medical and dental practices, that is $201K per practice, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 320 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in St. Clair County in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 315 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 105 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $351K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in St. Clair County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in St. Clair County is 44 (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,394 scored counties and #66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How St. Clair 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in St. Clair County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.6102.384.5
Spending per listing$201K$148K$152K
Households per official establishment315269270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.2%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,418$1,517$1,288
Median household income$73,854$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
345 → 320−7.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,038
Annual payroll, 2023
$270.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
105Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71299 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
938The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$351K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
250,708−2.5% since 2020
Households
100,846
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
386
Median household income
$73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,153
Median home value
$180,300
Jobs located here
90,959
Daytime population
229,240Residents 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 counties in Illinois for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Illinois, with St. Clair County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL842434.7$441K+0.6%#51 of 2,394
2Cumberland County, IL76819.2$700K−2.1%#162 of 2,394
3Kendall County, IL7628562.8$270K+9.9%#184 of 2,394
4Crawford County, IL753242.7$317K+0.1%#213 of 2,394
5Woodford County, IL757551.1$304K−0.8%#215 of 2,394
6Johnson County, IL74614.6$876K+0.4%#220 of 2,394
7Mercer County, IL742132.0$436K−2.6%#227 of 2,394
8Washington County, IL742136.2$383K−1.2%#229 of 2,394
9Carroll County, IL732030.4$419K−1.7%#250 of 2,394
10Hancock County, IL721621.0$618K−4.4%#270 of 2,394
66St. Clair County, IL4471270.6$201K−2.5%#1,460 of 2,394

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in St. Clair County, IL?

There are 712 medical and dental practices on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. 99 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 320 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. Another 105 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on medical and dental services?

About $143M a year, or $1,418 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 712 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $201K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

St. Clair County has 70.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $201K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 938, against 712 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 315 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,394 scored counties.

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