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Medical and dental practices in Wells County, IN
The medical and dental practices in Wells County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #422 of 2,394 scored counties
#20 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 63
- 15 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,343 a household
- Spending per listing
- $246K
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.6
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,883
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 medical and dental practices in Wells County. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 54.6 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Wells County comes to about $15.5M a year: $1,343 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $246K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wells County in 2023, down 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 608 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wells County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wells County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #422 of 2,394 scored counties and #20 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wells 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 | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.6 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $246K | $173K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 608 | 326 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.9% | −3.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,343 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,957 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 19−26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 475
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,883+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,546
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,952
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,127
- Daytime population
- 26,173Residents 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 |
| 20Wells County, IN | 68 | 63 | 54.6 | $246K | +2.6% | #422 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Wells 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Wells County, IN?
There are 63 medical and dental practices on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 26.9% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wells County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,343 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $246K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, IN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Wells County has 54.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $246K, 61% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wells County would have about 102, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 608 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wells County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #422 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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