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Medical and dental practices in Nicollet County, MN
The medical and dental practices in Nicollet County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #280 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 53
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,480 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.8
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,273
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Nicollet County comes to about $19.2M a year: $1,480 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 53 medical and dental practices, that is $363K per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Nicollet County has 53 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.8, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nicollet County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 619 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nicollet County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicollet County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nicollet County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #280 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Nicollet 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 | Nicollet County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.8 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $235K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 619 | 386 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,480 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,756 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 533 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nicollet 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 Nicollet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,273−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,002
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $79,756+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,374
- Median home value
- $270,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,748
- Daytime population
- 33,573Residents 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 |
| 28Nicollet County, MN | 72 | 53 | 40.8 | $363K | −0.7% | #280 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Nicollet 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 clinics72
- Dentists and orthodontists75
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Nicollet County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 medical and dental practices in Nicollet County. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nicollet County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.2M a year, or $1,480 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $363K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,002 households in Nicollet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicollet County, MN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Nicollet County has 40.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $363K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Nicollet County would have about 126, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 619 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Nicollet County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Nicollet County at 34,273 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,002 households. The median household income in Nicollet County is $79,756 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Nicollet County scores 72 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #280 of 2,394 scored counties.
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