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Medical and dental practices in Howell County, MO
The medical and dental practices in Howell County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,937 of 2,394 scored counties
#80 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 132
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $142K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 82.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Howell County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,937 of 2,394 scored counties and #80 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Howell County comes to about $18.7M a year: $1,172 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 132 medical and dental practices, that is $142K per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 132 medical and dental practices on map listings in Howell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 82.7, 2% 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 Howell County was 58 in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $359K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Howell County. Population estimates show Howell County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howell 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 | Howell County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 82.7 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $142K | $203K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 275 | 328 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,172 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 58+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $359K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Howell 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 Howell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 80Howell County, MO | 34 | 132 | 82.7 | $142K | +2.5% | #1,937 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Howell 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists71
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Howell County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 medical and dental practices in Howell County. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Howell County has 82.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Howell County would have about 123, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Howell County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Howell County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,937 of 2,394 scored counties.
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