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Medical and dental practices in Camden County, MO

The medical and dental practices in Camden County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,495 of 2,394 scored counties
#73 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
158
13 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
61
+3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,360 a household
Spending per listing
$154K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
88.1
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,047
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 158 medical and dental practices in Camden County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 88.1, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Camden County comes to about $24.4M a year: $1,360 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $154K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Camden County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $581K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Camden County.

Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Camden County is 44 (lower middle), #1,495 of 2,394 scored counties and #73 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Camden County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Camden County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households88.168.684.5
Spending per listing$154K$203K$152K
Households per official establishment294328270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.4%+1.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,360$1,389$1,288
Median household income$66,387$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4471

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 61+3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
603
Annual payroll, 2023
$73.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$581K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,047+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,925
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$66,387+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,825
Median home value
$305,400
Jobs located here
16,585
Daytime population
44,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO875036.1$399K+9.2%#20 of 2,394
2Callaway County, MO844728.5$476K+3.2%#49 of 2,394
3Osage County, MO841935.9$386K+2.7%#53 of 2,394
4Stone County, MO832518.5$695K+4.1%#57 of 2,394
5Texas County, MO832324.2$469K+6.9%#59 of 2,394
6Webster County, MO834028.6$462K+10.4%#60 of 2,394
7Morgan County, MO832933.3$369K+6.8%#66 of 2,394
8McDonald County, MO822023.4$516K+3.1%#72 of 2,394
9Lincoln County, MO829441.2$356K+11.4%#79 of 2,394
10Ray County, MO812527.4$498K+1.1%#82 of 2,394
73Camden County, MO4415888.1$154K+2.9%#1,495 of 2,394

Other business types in Camden County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Camden County, MO?

Camden County has 158 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Camden County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.4M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $154K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,925 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Camden County has 88.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $154K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Camden County would have about 160, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 44,047 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,925 households. Median household income in Camden County is $66,387, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Camden County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,495 of 2,394 scored counties.

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