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Medical and dental practices in Dickinson County, KS
How Dickinson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #245 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $269K
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,637
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dickinson County comes to about $10.7M a year: $1,340 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 40 medical and dental practices, that is $269K per practice, 76% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 40 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dickinson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.9, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dickinson County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 2,672 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Dickinson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Dickinson County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #245 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dickinson County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Dickinson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.9 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $269K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,672 | 294 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,340 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,417 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $691K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,637+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,016
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 847 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $68,417+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,390
- Median home value
- $146,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,262
- Daytime population
- 16,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Osage County, KS | 80 | 16 | 24.9 | $539K | −0.3% | #97 of 2,394 |
| 2Jackson County, KS | 77 | 23 | 45.9 | $297K | +1.5% | #160 of 2,394 |
| 3Jefferson County, KS | 76 | 26 | 35.1 | $416K | −0.2% | #168 of 2,394 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 74 | 46 | 49.0 | $307K | +6.9% | #242 of 2,394 |
| 5Dickinson County, KS | 74 | 40 | 49.9 | $269K | +1.4% | #245 of 2,394 |
| 6Leavenworth County, KS | 73 | 159 | 52.7 | $289K | +3.2% | #266 of 2,394 |
| 7Miami County, KS | 72 | 80 | 58.2 | $259K | +5.9% | #295 of 2,394 |
| 8Franklin County, KS | 71 | 47 | 45.2 | $301K | +1.1% | #323 of 2,394 |
| 9Marion County, KS | 67 | 14 | 29.5 | $436K | −1.3% | #431 of 2,394 |
| 10Geary County, KS | 67 | 55 | 38.8 | $319K | −1.2% | #444 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dickinson 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dickinson County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 medical and dental practices in Dickinson County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dickinson County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $269K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,016 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickinson County, KS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dickinson County has 49.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $269K, 76% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 70, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,672 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Dickinson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,637 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,016 households. The median household income in Dickinson County is $68,417 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Dickinson County scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #245 of 2,394 scored counties.
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