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Medical and dental practices in Dallas County, MO
The medical and dental practices in Dallas County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #96 of 2,394 scored counties
#12 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $611K
- 4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 77% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,025
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #96 of 2,394 scored counties and #12 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
At $1,174 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $7.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $611K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 13 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.2, 77% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dallas County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Dallas County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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.
| Measure | Dallas County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $611K | $203K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 328 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,174 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,025+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,768
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $53,464+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,932
- Median home value
- $190,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,497
- Daytime population
- 13,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dallas County?
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 87 | 50 | 36.1 | $399K | +9.2% | #20 of 2,394 |
| 2Callaway County, MO | 84 | 47 | 28.5 | $476K | +3.2% | #49 of 2,394 |
| 3Osage County, MO | 84 | 19 | 35.9 | $386K | +2.7% | #53 of 2,394 |
| 4Stone County, MO | 83 | 25 | 18.5 | $695K | +4.1% | #57 of 2,394 |
| 5Texas County, MO | 83 | 23 | 24.2 | $469K | +6.9% | #59 of 2,394 |
| 6Webster County, MO | 83 | 40 | 28.6 | $462K | +10.4% | #60 of 2,394 |
| 7Morgan County, MO | 83 | 29 | 33.3 | $369K | +6.8% | #66 of 2,394 |
| 8McDonald County, MO | 82 | 20 | 23.4 | $516K | +3.1% | #72 of 2,394 |
| 9Lincoln County, MO | 82 | 94 | 41.2 | $356K | +11.4% | #79 of 2,394 |
| 10Ray County, MO | 81 | 25 | 27.4 | $498K | +1.1% | #82 of 2,394 |
| 12Dallas County, MO | 80 | 13 | 19.2 | $611K | +5.2% | #96 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 Dallas County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 medical and dental practices in Dallas County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dallas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.9M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $611K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,768 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, MO compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dallas County has 19.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $611K, 4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dallas County would have about 52, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Dallas County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 18,025 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,768 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $53,464 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Dallas County scores 80 for medical and dental practices (high), #96 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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