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Medical and dental practices in Pope County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Pope County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #154 of 2,394 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
21
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$329K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.4
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,420
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For medical and dental practices, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #154 of 2,394 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Pope County comes to about $6.9M a year: $1,393 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $329K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Pope County has 21 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 42.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pope County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pope County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pope 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Pope County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePope CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.466.184.5
Spending per listing$329K$235K$152K
Households per official establishment1,240386270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,393$1,550$1,288
Median household income$76,220$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7788

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
211 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Pope 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 Pope County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,420+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,958
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$76,220+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,724
Median home value
$255,100
Jobs located here
4,359
Daytime population
10,290Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Pope County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dodge County, MN872530.9$498K+2.3%#18 of 2,394
2Sherburne County, MN8612936.3$451K+6.8%#27 of 2,394
3Pine County, MN864133.3$404K+5.5%#28 of 2,394
4Kanabec County, MN851624.4$556K+3.6%#32 of 2,394
5Cass County, MN854031.1$436K+4.2%#36 of 2,394
6Sibley County, MN842338.8$371K+3.6%#55 of 2,394
7Isanti County, MN836841.7$351K+7.3%#67 of 2,394
8Clay County, MN829034.0$421K+3.6%#76 of 2,394
9Aitkin County, MN822331.8$393K+3.5%#78 of 2,394
10Mower County, MN814830.5$450K+2.3%#83 of 2,394
15Pope County, MN772142.4$329K+0.8%#154 of 2,394

Other business types in Pope County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Pope County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 medical and dental practices in Pope County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pope County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.9M a year, or $1,393 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $329K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,958 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pope County, MN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Pope County has 42.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $329K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pope County would have about 45, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Pope County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pope County at 11,420 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,958 households. The median household income in Pope County is $76,220 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Pope County scores 77 for medical and dental practices (high), #154 of 2,394 scored counties.

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