Health care · Small-town market · Kansas
Medical and dental practices in the Garden City, KS area
The medical and dental practices in the Garden City, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #387 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 137
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,375 a household
- Spending per listing
- $133K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 103.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,505
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,375 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Garden City area spend about $18.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 137 medical and dental practices, that is $133K per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Garden City area has 137 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 103.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Garden City area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 378 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Garden City area declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Garden City area has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #387 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Garden City 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 | Garden City area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 103.6 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $133K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 378 | 294 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,375 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,009 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 350
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The 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 Garden City 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 Garden City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,505−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,229
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $73,009
- Average household income
- $91,638
- Median home value
- $201,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,852
- Daytime population
- 39,125Residents 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 Garden City 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 Garden City 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists31
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Garden City, KS area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 medical and dental practices in the Garden City area. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Garden City, KS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.2M a year, or $1,375 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $133K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,229 households in the Garden City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Garden City, KS area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Garden City area has 103.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $133K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Garden City area would have about 119, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 378 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Garden City, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Garden City area at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. The median household income in the Garden City area is $73,009 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Garden City area scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #387 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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