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Medical and dental practices in Dodge County, MN
How Dodge County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $498K
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.9
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,376
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Dodge County is 87 (high), #18 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
At $1,540 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $12.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $498K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 25 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.9, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Dodge County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,347 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dodge 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 | Dodge County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.9 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $498K | $235K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,347 | 386 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,540 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,739 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,376+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,083
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 439 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $95,739+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,773
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,620
- Daytime population
- 15,087Residents 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 medical and dental practices in Dodge County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dodge County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $498K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,083 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dodge County, MN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dodge County has 30.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $498K, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dodge County would have about 82, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,347 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Dodge County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dodge County at 21,376 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,083 households. The median household income in Dodge County is $95,739 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dodge County scores 87 for medical and dental practices (high), #18 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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