Health care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Medical and dental practices in the Middlesborough, KY area
How the Middlesborough, KY 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 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #538 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 90
- 11 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On medical and dental services · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $89K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,829
- −4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Middlesborough area scores 6 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #538 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 medical and dental practices in the Middlesborough area. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 90.6 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Middlesborough area spend about $8M a year on medical and dental services, or $803 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. Spread across 90 medical and dental practices, that is $89K per practice, 42% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Middlesborough area in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 292 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Middlesborough area declined 4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Middlesborough area 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 | Middlesborough area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.6 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $89K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 292 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $803 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $31,354 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Middlesborough 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 Middlesborough area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,829−4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,939
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $31,354+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $49,259
- Median home value
- $89,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,622
- Daytime population
- 23,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Middlesborough area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin, KY | 68 | 38 | 47.4 | $205K | +5.9% | #108 of 538 |
| 2Mayfield, KY | 67 | 58 | 41.0 | $234K | +1.4% | #113 of 538 |
| 3Glasgow, KY | 48 | 118 | 53.4 | $178K | +2.6% | #287 of 538 |
| 4Mount Sterling, KY | 42 | 117 | 64.4 | $149K | +3.1% | #355 of 538 |
| 5Murray, KY | 39 | 103 | 67.6 | $142K | +4.9% | #378 of 538 |
| 6Richmond-Berea, KY | 37 | 380 | 76.7 | $131K | +7.0% | #397 of 538 |
| 7Frankfort, KY | 37 | 270 | 83.4 | $127K | +3.1% | #398 of 538 |
| 8Campbellsville, KY | 27 | 115 | 78.3 | $121K | +3.4% | #471 of 538 |
| 9Danville, KY | 25 | 189 | 86.9 | $112K | +3.6% | #483 of 538 |
| 10Henderson, KY | 23 | 179 | 76.3 | $130K | −0.9% | #498 of 538 |
| 15Middlesborough, KY | 6 | 90 | 90.6 | $89K | −4.8% | #538 of 538 |
Other business types in the Middlesborough 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 clinics6
- Dentists and orthodontists6
- Primary care and pediatrics3
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy15
- Optometrists and eye care1
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Middlesborough, KY area?
The Middlesborough area has 90 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Middlesborough, KY area spend on medical and dental services?
About $8M a year, or $803 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $89K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,939 households in the Middlesborough area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Middlesborough, KY area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Middlesborough area has 90.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $89K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Middlesborough area would have about 52, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 292 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Middlesborough, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Middlesborough area at 22,829 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,939 households. Median household income in the Middlesborough area is $31,354, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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 Middlesborough area scores 6 for medical and dental practices (very low), #538 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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