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Medical and dental practices in Adams County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Adams County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 2,394 scored counties
#16 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 49
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $334K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.5
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,650
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 medical and dental practices in Adams County. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 39.5 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,318 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $16.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $334K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Adams County was 25 in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 496 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #343 of 2,394 scored counties and #16 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Adams County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.5 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $334K | $173K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 496 | 326 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | −3.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,318 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,289 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 25−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 499 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,650+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,401
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 107
- Median household income
- $65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,576
- Median home value
- $178,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,315
- Daytime population
- 33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brown County, IN | 87 | 15 | 22.1 | $638K | +1.9% | #15 of 2,394 |
| 2Parke County, IN | 84 | 17 | 27.7 | $472K | +3.0% | #50 of 2,394 |
| 3Owen County, IN | 81 | 26 | 30.2 | $422K | +2.6% | #86 of 2,394 |
| 4Fountain County, IN | 79 | 26 | 37.5 | $335K | +3.2% | #115 of 2,394 |
| 5Franklin County, IN | 77 | 30 | 32.6 | $438K | +2.2% | #143 of 2,394 |
| 6Carroll County, IN | 77 | 25 | 30.9 | $429K | +1.6% | #144 of 2,394 |
| 7Putnam County, IN | 76 | 63 | 44.5 | $309K | +3.2% | #179 of 2,394 |
| 8Vermillion County, IN | 75 | 14 | 21.2 | $588K | +0.6% | #191 of 2,394 |
| 9Sullivan County, IN | 75 | 23 | 29.4 | $425K | +0.1% | #199 of 2,394 |
| 10Hancock County, IN | 75 | 195 | 58.3 | $271K | +13.5% | #219 of 2,394 |
| 16Adams County, IN | 70 | 49 | 39.5 | $334K | +2.2% | #343 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Adams 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 clinics70
- Dentists and orthodontists77
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Adams County, IN?
There are 49 medical and dental practices on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $16.3M a year, or $1,318 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $334K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, IN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Adams County has 39.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $334K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Adams County would have about 107, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 496 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 70 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #343 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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