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Medical and dental practices in Clay County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Clay County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #824 of 2,394 scored counties
#40 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
57
6 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,364 a household
Spending per listing
$253K
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
54.0
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,410
−0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 medical and dental practices in Clay County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 54.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Clay County comes to about $14.4M a year: $1,364 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $253K per practice, 66% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clay County in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 406 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Clay County is 58 (upper middle), #824 of 2,394 scored counties and #40 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Clay 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Clay County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households54.080.284.5
Spending per listing$253K$173K$152K
Households per official establishment406326270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%−3.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,364$1,390$1,288
Median household income$70,010$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5865

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
576 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,410−0.1% since 2020
Households
10,549
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$70,010+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,024
Median home value
$153,000
Jobs located here
7,738
Daytime population
24,011Residents 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 counties in Indiana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brown County, IN871522.1$638K+1.9%#15 of 2,394
2Parke County, IN841727.7$472K+3.0%#50 of 2,394
3Owen County, IN812630.2$422K+2.6%#86 of 2,394
4Fountain County, IN792637.5$335K+3.2%#115 of 2,394
5Franklin County, IN773032.6$438K+2.2%#143 of 2,394
6Carroll County, IN772530.9$429K+1.6%#144 of 2,394
7Putnam County, IN766344.5$309K+3.2%#179 of 2,394
8Vermillion County, IN751421.2$588K+0.6%#191 of 2,394
9Sullivan County, IN752329.4$425K+0.1%#199 of 2,394
10Hancock County, IN7519558.3$271K+13.5%#219 of 2,394
40Clay County, IN585754.0$253K−0.1%#824 of 2,394

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Clay County, IN?

Clay County has 57 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Clay County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.4M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $253K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,549 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 54.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $253K, 66% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clay County would have about 94, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,549 households. Median household income in Clay County is $70,010, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Clay County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #824 of 2,394 scored counties.

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