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Health care · Small-town market · Indiana

Medical and dental practices in the Auburn, IN area

How the Auburn, IN 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #52 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
116
19 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
32
−3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,366 a household
Spending per listing
$201K
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
67.9
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% 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

For medical and dental practices, the Auburn area has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #52 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for medical and dental practices.

Households in the Auburn area spend about $23.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,366 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 116 medical and dental practices, that is $201K per practice, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 116 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Auburn area as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 16%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 67.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Auburn area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $376K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Auburn area. Population estimates put the population change in the Auburn area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Auburn area 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Auburn, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households67.980.284.5
Spending per listing$201K$173K$152K
Households per official establishment534326270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.0%−3.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,366$1,390$1,288
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7565

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32−3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
392
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11619 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$376K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Auburn 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 Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Indiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greencastle, IN896344.5$309K+3.2%#5 of 538
2Monticello, IN844241.0$323K+2.0%#15 of 538
3Decatur, IN814939.5$334K+2.2%#23 of 538
4Auburn, IN7511667.9$201K+2.9%#52 of 538
5Logansport, IN736643.9$279K+0.1%#63 of 538
6New Castle, IN7210254.7$232K+0.5%#73 of 538
7Kendallville, IN7012166.6$201K+1.0%#91 of 538
8Frankfort, IN696148.8$267K+0.4%#95 of 538
9Warsaw, IN6922169.2$201K+0.9%#99 of 538
10Seymour, IN6912770.0$194K+1.9%#100 of 538

Other business types in the Auburn area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Auburn, IN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 116 medical and dental practices in the Auburn area. 19 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Auburn, IN area spend on medical and dental services?

About $23.4M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $201K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,096 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, IN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Auburn area has 67.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $201K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 153, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Auburn, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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 Auburn area scores 75 for medical and dental practices (high), #52 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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