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Medical and dental practices in Will County, IL
How Will 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,371 of 2,394 scored counties
#59 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 2,292
- 334 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 1,224
- +24.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $414M
- On medical and dental services · $1,695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $181K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 93.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,695 per household (32% above the U.S. average), households in Will County spend about $414M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $181K per practice, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Will County has 2,292 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 93.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,224 businesses with payroll in Will County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 200 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 541 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Will County.
Population estimates show Will County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Will County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,371 of 2,394 scored counties and #59 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 93.8 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $181K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 200 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.4% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,695 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 984 → 1,224+24.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,032
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $809M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 541Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,292334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,715The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 |
| 59Will County, IL | 46 | 2,292 | 93.8 | $181K | +2.2% | #1,371 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Will 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics67
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Will County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,292 medical and dental practices in Will County. 334 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,224 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. Official counts list 541 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $414M a year, or $1,695 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,292 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $181K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Will County has 93.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $181K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Will County would have about 2,715, against 2,292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 200 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. 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. Will County scores 46 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,394 scored counties.
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