Health care · Small-town market · Indiana
Medical and dental practices in the Bedford, IN area
How the Bedford, 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 117
- 10 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −31.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,301 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.1
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,568
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,301 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Bedford area spend about $24.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $213K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Bedford area has 117 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 61.1 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Bedford area was 49 in 2023, down 31.0% from 2019. That is one for every 391 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bedford area grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Bedford area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #144 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Bedford 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.
| Measure | Bedford area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.1 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $173K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 391 | 326 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.0% | −3.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,301 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,468 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49−31.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 409
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The 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 the Bedford 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 Bedford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,568+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,135
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,010
- Median home value
- $175,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,745
- Daytime population
- 38,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greencastle, IN | 89 | 63 | 44.5 | $309K | +3.2% | #5 of 538 |
| 2Monticello, IN | 84 | 42 | 41.0 | $323K | +2.0% | #15 of 538 |
| 3Decatur, IN | 81 | 49 | 39.5 | $334K | +2.2% | #23 of 538 |
| 4Auburn, IN | 75 | 116 | 67.9 | $201K | +2.9% | #52 of 538 |
| 5Logansport, IN | 73 | 66 | 43.9 | $279K | +0.1% | #63 of 538 |
| 6New Castle, IN | 72 | 102 | 54.7 | $232K | +0.5% | #73 of 538 |
| 7Kendallville, IN | 70 | 121 | 66.6 | $201K | +1.0% | #91 of 538 |
| 8Frankfort, IN | 69 | 61 | 48.8 | $267K | +0.4% | #95 of 538 |
| 9Warsaw, IN | 69 | 221 | 69.2 | $201K | +0.9% | #99 of 538 |
| 10Seymour, IN | 69 | 127 | 70.0 | $194K | +1.9% | #100 of 538 |
| 14Bedford, IN | 63 | 117 | 61.1 | $213K | +1.2% | #144 of 538 |
Other business types in the Bedford area
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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Bedford, IN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 117 medical and dental practices in the Bedford area. 10 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 31.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bedford, IN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.9M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $213K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,135 households in the Bedford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bedford, IN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Bedford area has 61.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $213K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Bedford area would have about 163, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 391 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bedford, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Bedford area at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in the Bedford area is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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 Bedford area scores 63 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #144 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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