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Medical and dental practices in Miller County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #596 of 2,394 scored counties
#41 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
56
7 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$220K
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,817
+4.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 medical and dental practices in Miller County. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 56.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,249 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Miller County spend about $12.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $220K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Miller County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 580 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Miller County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miller County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #596 of 2,394 scored counties and #41 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Miller 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 Miller County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMiller CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.868.684.5
Spending per listing$220K$203K$152K
Households per official establishment580328270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,249$1,389$1,288
Median household income$56,736$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6471

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 17
Employees, 2023
154
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
567 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The 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 Miller 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 Miller County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,817+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,857
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,753
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
7,939
Daytime population
22,607Residents 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 Miller 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
41Miller County, MO645656.8$220K+4.2%#596 of 2,394

Other business types in Miller County

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

Questions

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

There are 56 medical and dental practices on map listings in Miller County as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $12.3M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $220K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miller County has 56.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $220K, 44% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Miller County would have about 81, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Miller County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #596 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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