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Medical and dental practices in Laurel County, KY
The medical and dental practices in Laurel County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,305 of 2,394 scored counties
#86 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 219
- 23 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On medical and dental services · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $107K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 91.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,746
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Laurel County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,305 of 2,394 scored counties and #86 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Laurel County comes to about $23.4M a year: $974 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $107K per practice, 30% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 219 medical and dental practices on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. 23 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 91.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Laurel County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 261 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $605K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Laurel County. Population estimates put the population change in Laurel County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laurel County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 91.3 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $107K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 261 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $974 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,771 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 92+2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 922
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $605K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Laurel 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 Laurel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,746+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,996
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 434 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,501
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,658
- Daytime population
- 68,298Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 85 | 21 | 28.7 | $433K | +7.7% | #37 of 2,394 |
| 2Allen County, KY | 78 | 20 | 24.9 | $390K | +9.5% | #121 of 2,394 |
| 3Edmonson County, KY | 75 | 9 | 17.7 | $527K | +5.0% | #192 of 2,394 |
| 4Todd County, KY | 74 | 13 | 28.5 | $359K | +5.6% | #235 of 2,394 |
| 5Trigg County, KY | 72 | 16 | 26.4 | $375K | +3.1% | #279 of 2,394 |
| 6Henry County, KY | 71 | 18 | 29.3 | $345K | +4.8% | #316 of 2,394 |
| 7Jackson County, KY | 70 | 8 | 15.6 | $549K | +2.8% | #331 of 2,394 |
| 8Garrard County, KY | 70 | 25 | 37.3 | $263K | +7.3% | #353 of 2,394 |
| 9Lincoln County, KY | 68 | 30 | 30.9 | $306K | +4.6% | #406 of 2,394 |
| 10Meade County, KY | 68 | 43 | 39.1 | $283K | +2.2% | #413 of 2,394 |
| 86Laurel County, KY | 19 | 219 | 91.3 | $107K | +1.6% | #2,305 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Laurel County
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 clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists19
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care20
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Laurel County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 219 medical and dental practices in Laurel County. 23 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laurel County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.4M a year, or $974 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 219 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $107K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurel County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Laurel County has 91.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $107K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Laurel County would have about 153, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 261 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County scores 19 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,305 of 2,394 scored counties.
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