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Medical and dental practices in Shawnee County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Shawnee County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,549 of 2,394 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
708
53 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
176
−5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$101.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,351 a household
Spending per listing
$144K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
93.8
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Shawnee County comes to about $101.9M a year: $1,351 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 708 medical and dental practices, that is $144K per practice, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Shawnee County has 708 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 93.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 176 businesses with payroll in Shawnee County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 429 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $340K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shawnee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Shawnee County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Shawnee County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,549 of 2,394 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households93.882.984.5
Spending per listing$144K$172K$152K
Households per official establishment429294270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.9%+6.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,351$1,422$1,288
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
187 → 176−5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,090
Annual payroll, 2023
$148.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
72Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70853 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
668The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$340K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents 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 Shawnee 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
24Shawnee County, KS4370893.8$144K0.0%#1,549 of 2,394

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 708 medical and dental practices in Shawnee County. 53 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $101.9M a year, or $1,351 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 708 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shawnee County has 93.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 668, against 708 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 429 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. 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. Shawnee County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,394 scored counties.

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