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Medical and dental practices in Freeborn County, MN
How Freeborn 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #228 of 2,394 scored counties
#22 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 44
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
- Spending per listing
- $394K
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.3
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,440
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Freeborn County is 74 (upper middle), #228 of 2,394 scored counties and #22 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 medical and dental practices in Freeborn County. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.3, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Freeborn County spend about $17.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,349 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 44 medical and dental practices, that is $394K per practice, 2.6 times 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 Freeborn County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Freeborn County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Freeborn 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 | Freeborn County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.3 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $394K | $235K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 386 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,349 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,023 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 446 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 Freeborn 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 Freeborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,440−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,846
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $71,023+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,926
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,051
- Daytime population
- 27,708Residents 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 |
| 22Freeborn County, MN | 74 | 44 | 34.3 | $394K | −1.5% | #228 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Freeborn 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics74
- Dentists and orthodontists
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Freeborn County, MN?
There are 44 medical and dental practices on map listings in Freeborn County as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Freeborn County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.3M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $394K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,846 households in Freeborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Freeborn County, MN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Freeborn County has 34.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $394K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Freeborn County would have about 114, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Freeborn County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Freeborn County at 30,440 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,846 households. Median household income in Freeborn County is $71,023, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Freeborn County scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #228 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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