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Medical and dental practices in Sullivan County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #199 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$425K
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.4
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,831
+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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Sullivan County is 75 (high), #199 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 medical and dental practices in Sullivan County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Sullivan County comes to about $9.8M a year: $1,247 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $425K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Sullivan County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,566 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.480.284.5
Spending per listing$425K$173K$152K
Households per official establishment1,566326270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,247$1,390$1,288
Median household income$56,204$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7565

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$570K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,831+0.1% since 2020
Households
7,832
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
447 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,204+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,919
Median home value
$131,100
Jobs located here
5,973
Daytime population
19,207Residents 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 Sullivan 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

Other business types in Sullivan County

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

Questions

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

There are 23 medical and dental practices on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $425K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,832 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 29.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $425K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 64, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,566 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Sullivan County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,832 households. Median household income in Sullivan County is $56,204, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Sullivan County scores 75 for medical and dental practices (high), #199 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 Sullivan County

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