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Medical and dental practices in Brown County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Brown County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #15 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,412 a household
- Spending per listing
- $638K
- 4.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,777
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Brown County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #15 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Households in Brown County spend about $9.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $638K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Brown County has 15 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Brown County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 2,260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Brown County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $638K | $173K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,260 | 326 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,412 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,528 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,777+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,781
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $78,528+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,604
- Median home value
- $269,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,484
- Daytime population
- 12,549Residents 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 |
Other business types in Brown 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Brown County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 medical and dental practices in Brown County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brown County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.6M a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $638K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,781 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, IN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Brown County has 22.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $638K, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Brown County would have about 63, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 15,777 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,781 households. The median household income in Brown County is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. 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. Brown County scores 87 for medical and dental practices (high), #15 of 2,394 scored counties.
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