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Medical and dental practices in Ellis County, KS

How Ellis 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,844 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
101
7 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
44
−10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$157K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
82.4
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,075
+0.4% 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 Ellis County is 36 (lower middle), #1,844 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 medical and dental practices in Ellis County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 7%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 82.4, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Ellis County comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,296 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $157K per practice, 3% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ellis County in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $673K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ellis County. Population estimates put the population change in Ellis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ellis 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Ellis County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureEllis CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households82.482.984.5
Spending per listing$157K$172K$152K
Households per official establishment278294270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.2%+6.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,296$1,422$1,288
Median household income$63,084$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 44−10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
265
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1017 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$673K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ellis 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 Ellis County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,075+0.4% since 2020
Households
12,251
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,365
Median home value
$216,300
Jobs located here
15,340
Daytime population
30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ellis County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Osage County, KS801624.9$539K−0.3%#97 of 2,394
2Jackson County, KS772345.9$297K+1.5%#160 of 2,394
3Jefferson County, KS762635.1$416K−0.2%#168 of 2,394
4Pottawatomie County, KS744649.0$307K+6.9%#242 of 2,394
5Dickinson County, KS744049.9$269K+1.4%#245 of 2,394
6Leavenworth County, KS7315952.7$289K+3.2%#266 of 2,394
7Miami County, KS728058.2$259K+5.9%#295 of 2,394
8Franklin County, KS714745.2$301K+1.1%#323 of 2,394
9Marion County, KS671429.5$436K−1.3%#431 of 2,394
10Geary County, KS675538.8$319K−1.2%#444 of 2,394
32Ellis County, KS3610182.4$157K+0.4%#1,844 of 2,394

Other business types in Ellis County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Ellis County, KS?

There are 101 medical and dental practices on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. 7 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on medical and dental services?

About $15.9M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $157K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ellis County has 82.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $157K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ellis County would have about 104, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,844 of 2,394 scored counties.

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