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Medical and dental practices in Winston County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Winston County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,406 of 2,394 scored counties
#29 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 33
- 8 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On medical and dental services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $202K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.2
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,473
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Winston County comes to about $6.7M a year: $935 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 medical and dental practices, that is $202K per practice, 33% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Winston County has 33 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 24%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 46.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Winston County in 2023. That is one for every 893 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Winston County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Winston County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,406 of 2,394 scored counties and #29 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Winston 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 | Winston County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.2 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $202K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 893 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $935 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,031 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Winston 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 Winston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,473−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,141
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $53,031+52.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,896
- Median home value
- $124,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,354
- Daytime population
- 16,098Residents 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 |
| 29Winston County, MS | 45 | 33 | 46.2 | $202K | −1.2% | #1,406 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Winston 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Winston County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 medical and dental practices in Winston County. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Winston County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.7M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $202K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,141 households in Winston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winston County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Winston County has 46.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $202K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Winston County would have about 44, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 893 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Winston County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Winston County at 17,473 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,141 households. The median household income in Winston County is $53,031 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.7% 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. Winston County scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,406 of 2,394 scored counties.
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