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Medical and dental practices in Pontotoc County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Pontotoc County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #921 of 2,394 scored counties
#15 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 51
- 12 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On medical and dental services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $971 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Pontotoc County spend about $11.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $225K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 48% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Pontotoc County has 51 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 43.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% 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 Pontotoc County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pontotoc County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pontotoc County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #921 of 2,394 scored counties and #15 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pontotoc County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.2 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 695 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $971 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5112 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 72 | 31 | 23.5 | $410K | +2.6% | #275 of 2,394 |
| 2George County, MS | 70 | 36 | 38.7 | $262K | +8.1% | #354 of 2,394 |
| 3Greene County, MS | 68 | 9 | 21.9 | $436K | +1.3% | #393 of 2,394 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 65 | 13 | 24.6 | $384K | +0.4% | #519 of 2,394 |
| 5Itawamba County, MS | 64 | 24 | 25.0 | $397K | +1.3% | #562 of 2,394 |
| 6Tate County, MS | 63 | 41 | 37.2 | $276K | +2.1% | #616 of 2,394 |
| 7Amite County, MS | 61 | 11 | 18.8 | $455K | −1.7% | #686 of 2,394 |
| 8Scott County, MS | 60 | 25 | 25.8 | $344K | +0.4% | #732 of 2,394 |
| 9Perry County, MS | 59 | 12 | 25.8 | $354K | +1.1% | #770 of 2,394 |
| 10Smith County, MS | 59 | 16 | 28.6 | $329K | −1.5% | #772 of 2,394 |
| 15Pontotoc County, MS | 56 | 51 | 43.2 | $225K | +2.9% | #921 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Pontotoc County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 medical and dental practices in Pontotoc County. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.5M a year, or $971 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $225K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Pontotoc County has 43.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $225K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 75, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #921 of 2,394 scored counties.
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