Health care · Small-town market · Kansas
Medical and dental practices in the Emporia, KS area
How the Emporia, KS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #280 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 110
- 12 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On medical and dental services · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $164K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,838
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Emporia area spend about $18M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,231 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 110 medical and dental practices, that is $164K per practice, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 110 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Emporia area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 75.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Emporia area in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 430 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Emporia area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Emporia area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #280 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Emporia area 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 | Emporia area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.2 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $164K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 430 | 294 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,231 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,354 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The 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 the Emporia area, 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 the Emporia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,838+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,628
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,621 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $59,354+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,516
- Median home value
- $146,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,443
- Daytime population
- 32,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Emporia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 84 | 47 | 45.2 | $301K | +1.1% | #16 of 538 |
| 2Hutchinson, KS | 62 | 110 | 43.0 | $291K | −0.6% | #146 of 538 |
| 3McPherson, KS | 59 | 65 | 53.4 | $260K | −0.4% | #177 of 538 |
| 4Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 57 | 63 | 47.1 | $267K | −0.4% | #200 of 538 |
| 5Atchison, KS | 53 | 38 | 66.3 | $189K | −0.9% | #243 of 538 |
| 6Great Bend, KS | 52 | 62 | 59.7 | $210K | −2.5% | #254 of 538 |
| 7Emporia, KS | 49 | 110 | 75.2 | $164K | +0.4% | #280 of 538 |
| 8Dodge City, KS | 46 | 92 | 78.0 | $174K | −0.6% | #312 of 538 |
| 9Hays, KS | 39 | 101 | 82.4 | $157K | +0.4% | #376 of 538 |
| 10Garden City, KS | 38 | 137 | 103.6 | $133K | −2.1% | #387 of 538 |
Other business types in the Emporia area
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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics57
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Emporia, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 medical and dental practices in the Emporia area. 12 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Emporia, KS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $164K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,628 households in the Emporia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Emporia, KS area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Emporia area has 75.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $164K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Emporia area would have about 118, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Emporia, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Emporia area at 34,838 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,628 households. The median household income in the Emporia area is $59,354 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Emporia area scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #280 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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