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Medical and dental practices in Elkhart County, IN
The medical and dental practices in Elkhart County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,138 of 2,394 scored counties
#56 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 505
- 98 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 184
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Elkhart County comes to about $97.8M a year: $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $194K per practice, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Elkhart County has 505 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 98 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 69.8, 17% 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 Elkhart County was 184 in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 393 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Elkhart County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elkhart County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,138 of 2,394 scored counties and #56 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.8 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $173K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 393 | 326 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | −3.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,353 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 188 → 184−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,005
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $239.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50598 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 641The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents 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 |
| 56Elkhart County, IN | 51 | 505 | 69.8 | $194K | +0.9% | #1,138 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Elkhart 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Elkhart County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 505 medical and dental practices in Elkhart County. 98 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $97.8M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 505 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $194K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Elkhart County has 69.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $194K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 641, against 505 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 393 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,138 of 2,394 scored counties.
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