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Medical and dental practices in the Manhattan, KS metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Manhattan, KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #94 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 379
- 40 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $180K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 74.0
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 136,122
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 379 medical and dental practices in the Manhattan metro area. 40 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 74.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Manhattan metro area spend about $68.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,330 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 379 medical and dental practices, that is $180K per practice, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 154 businesses with payroll in the Manhattan metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 333 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $811K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Manhattan metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Manhattan metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Manhattan metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #94 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Manhattan metro 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 | Manhattan metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 74.0 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $180K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 333 | 294 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,330 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,469 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,666
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $98.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37940 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 447The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $811K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Manhattan metro 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 Manhattan metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 136,122+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 51,234
- Median age
- 31.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $65,469+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,190
- Median home value
- $223,700
- Jobs located here
- 49,254
- Daytime population
- 135,991Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manhattan metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 77 | 344 | 68.2 | $207K | +1.8% | #26 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 75 | 543 | 68.3 | $186K | +3.9% | #33 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 66 | 775 | 79.9 | $170K | +0.1% | #74 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 63 | 379 | 74.0 | $180K | +1.4% | #94 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 62 | 8,323 | 93.0 | $162K | +3.4% | #104 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 58 | 288 | 61.4 | $212K | −2.0% | #121 of 387 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 53 | 2,072 | 81.3 | $169K | +2.4% | #164 of 387 |
Other business types in the Manhattan metro 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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Manhattan, KS metro area?
The Manhattan metro area has 379 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Manhattan, KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $68.1M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 379 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $180K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,234 households in the Manhattan metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Manhattan, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Manhattan metro area has 74.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $180K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Manhattan metro area would have about 447, against 379 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 333 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Manhattan, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Manhattan metro area at 136,122 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,234 households. Median household income in the Manhattan metro area is $65,469, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.9%, 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. The Manhattan metro area scores 63 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #94 of 387 scored metro areas.
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