Health care · Small-town market · Minnesota
Medical and dental practices in the Fairmont, MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Fairmont, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #285 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 55
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +23.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.2
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,440
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 medical and dental practices in the Fairmont area. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 62.2 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,294 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Fairmont area spend about $11.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 55 medical and dental practices, that is $208K per practice, 36% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fairmont area in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 340 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $466K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fairmont area.
Population estimates show the Fairmont area declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Fairmont area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #285 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Fairmont area 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 | Fairmont area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.2 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $235K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 340 | 386 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.8% | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,294 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,507 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26+23.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 552
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 556 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $466K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fairmont 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 Fairmont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,440−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,839
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 712 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,458
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,052
- Daytime population
- 18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fairmont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin, MN | 91 | 48 | 30.5 | $450K | +2.3% | #2 of 538 |
| 2Winona, MN | 86 | 89 | 43.9 | $312K | +1.8% | #7 of 538 |
| 3Faribault-Northfield, MN | 86 | 120 | 51.1 | $288K | +4.2% | #9 of 538 |
| 4Albert Lea, MN | 81 | 44 | 34.3 | $394K | −1.5% | #21 of 538 |
| 5Red Wing, MN | 80 | 86 | 43.6 | $332K | +1.3% | #25 of 538 |
| 6Fergus Falls, MN | 77 | 114 | 45.3 | $304K | +1.6% | #36 of 538 |
| 7Detroit Lakes, MN | 76 | 87 | 60.4 | $230K | +0.9% | #47 of 538 |
| 8Willmar, MN | 75 | 101 | 57.4 | $246K | +2.3% | #49 of 538 |
| 9Worthington, MN | 75 | 42 | 54.7 | $245K | +0.6% | #50 of 538 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 74 | 46 | 48.4 | $287K | 0.0% | #56 of 538 |
| 17Fairmont, MN | 48 | 55 | 62.2 | $208K | −2.8% | #285 of 538 |
Other business types in the Fairmont 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors15
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Fairmont, MN area?
The Fairmont area has 55 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fairmont, MN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $208K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,839 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairmont, MN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Fairmont area has 62.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $208K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 75, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 340 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fairmont, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. Median household income in the Fairmont area is $59,507, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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 Fairmont area scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #285 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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