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Medical and dental practices in Macon County, MO

How Macon County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #908 of 2,394 scored counties
#56 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
30
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,234 a household
Spending per listing
$250K
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.4
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,190
−0.1% 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

At $1,234 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Macon County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $250K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 30 medical and dental practices on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.4, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Macon County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Macon County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #908 of 2,394 scored counties and #56 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Macon 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 Macon County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.468.684.5
Spending per listing$250K$203K$152K
Households per official establishment467328270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,234$1,389$1,288
Median household income$62,357$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5671

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
100
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
304 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,190−0.1% since 2020
Households
6,067
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$62,357+45.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,915
Median home value
$149,100
Jobs located here
4,836
Daytime population
14,399Residents 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 Macon 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
56Macon County, MO563049.4$250K−0.1%#908 of 2,394

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 medical and dental practices in Macon County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $250K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,067 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 49.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $250K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Macon County would have about 49, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 15,190 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,067 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,357 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.9% 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. Macon County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #908 of 2,394 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Macon County

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