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Medical and dental practices in Aitkin County, MN
The medical and dental practices in Aitkin County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #78 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $393K
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,252
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Aitkin County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #78 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 medical and dental practices in Aitkin County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Aitkin County spend about $9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,253 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $393K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Aitkin County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,806 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Aitkin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Aitkin County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Aitkin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $393K | $235K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,806 | 386 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,253 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,833 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 Aitkin 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 Aitkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,252+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,222
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,821 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $60,833+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,208
- Median home value
- $255,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,487
- Daytime population
- 13,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, MN | 87 | 25 | 30.9 | $498K | +2.3% | #18 of 2,394 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 86 | 129 | 36.3 | $451K | +6.8% | #27 of 2,394 |
| 3Pine County, MN | 86 | 41 | 33.3 | $404K | +5.5% | #28 of 2,394 |
| 4Kanabec County, MN | 85 | 16 | 24.4 | $556K | +3.6% | #32 of 2,394 |
| 5Cass County, MN | 85 | 40 | 31.1 | $436K | +4.2% | #36 of 2,394 |
| 6Sibley County, MN | 84 | 23 | 38.8 | $371K | +3.6% | #55 of 2,394 |
| 7Isanti County, MN | 83 | 68 | 41.7 | $351K | +7.3% | #67 of 2,394 |
| 8Clay County, MN | 82 | 90 | 34.0 | $421K | +3.6% | #76 of 2,394 |
| 9Aitkin County, MN | 82 | 23 | 31.8 | $393K | +3.5% | #78 of 2,394 |
| 10Mower County, MN | 81 | 48 | 30.5 | $450K | +2.3% | #83 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Aitkin 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Aitkin County, MN?
Aitkin County has 23 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Aitkin County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $9M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $393K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,222 households in Aitkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aitkin County, MN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Aitkin County has 31.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $393K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Aitkin County would have about 59, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,806 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Aitkin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Aitkin County at 16,252 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,222 households. Median household income in Aitkin County is $60,833, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. 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. Aitkin County scores 82 for medical and dental practices (high), #78 of 2,394 scored counties.
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