Health care · Small-town market · Kansas
Medical and dental practices in the Hays, KS area
How the Hays, 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #376 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 13 scored small-town markets based 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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What this means
At $1,296 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Hays area spend about $15.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $157K per practice, 3% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 101 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Hays area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 82.4 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hays area in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. 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 the Hays area.
Population estimates show the Hays area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Hays area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #376 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Hays 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 | Hays area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 82.4 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 278 | 294 | 270 |
| 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 score | 39 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Hays 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 Hays area
- 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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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 Hays 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 Hays 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Hays, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 medical and dental practices in the Hays area. 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 the Hays, KS area 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 the Hays area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hays, KS area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Hays area 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 U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Hays area 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 the Hays, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Hays area at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. The median household income in the Hays area is $63,084 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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 Hays area scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #376 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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