Health care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Medical and dental practices in the Murray, KY area
How the Murray, 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #378 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 103
- 10 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On medical and dental services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $142K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,421
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 medical and dental practices in the Murray area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 67.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $957 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the Murray area spend about $14.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 103 medical and dental practices, that is $142K per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Murray area was 40 in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $790K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Murray area.
Population estimates show the Murray area grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Murray area is 39 (lower middle), #378 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Murray 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 | Murray area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.6 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $142K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 381 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $957 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,706 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $790K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Murray 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 Murray area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,421+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,239
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,292
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,172
- Daytime population
- 39,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in the Murray 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 orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Murray, KY area?
The Murray area has 103 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Murray, KY area spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.6M a year, or $957 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in the Murray area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murray, KY area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Murray area has 67.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Murray area would have about 96, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Murray, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Murray area at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. Median household income in the Murray area is $52,706, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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 Murray area scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #378 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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