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Medical and dental practices in Noble County, IN

The medical and dental practices in Noble County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #845 of 2,394 scored counties
#41 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
121
23 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
33
+13.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,341 a household
Spending per listing
$201K
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
66.6
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,937
+1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 medical and dental practices in Noble County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 66.6, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Noble County comes to about $24.4M a year: $1,341 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $201K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Noble County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Noble County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Noble County is 58 (upper middle), #845 of 2,394 scored counties and #41 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Noble 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 Noble County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNoble CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households66.680.284.5
Spending per listing$201K$173K$152K
Households per official establishment551326270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.8%−3.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,341$1,390$1,288
Median household income$71,723$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5865

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 33+13.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
328
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
160The 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 Noble 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 Noble County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,937+1.0% since 2020
Households
18,179
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,740
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
16,886
Daytime population
42,342Residents 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 Noble 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
41Noble County, IN5812166.6$201K+1.0%#845 of 2,394

Other business types in Noble County

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

Questions

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

There are 121 medical and dental practices on map listings in Noble County as of September 2026. 23 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24.4M a year, or $1,341 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $201K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noble County has 66.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $201K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Noble County would have about 160, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Noble County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #845 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Noble County

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