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Medical and dental practices in Pulaski County, MO

How Pulaski 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #348 of 2,394 scored counties
#35 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
77
12 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,292 a household
Spending per listing
$283K
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,442
+0.8% 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 $1,292 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $21.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $283K per practice, 85% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 77 medical and dental practices on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 45.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 991 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Pulaski County is 70 (upper middle), #348 of 2,394 scored counties and #35 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.768.684.5
Spending per listing$283K$203K$152K
Households per official establishment991328270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,292$1,389$1,288
Median household income$64,466$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7071

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
143The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,442+0.8% since 2020
Households
16,851
Median age
30.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,072
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
9,976
Daytime population
49,673Residents 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 Pulaski 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
35Pulaski County, MO707745.7$283K+0.8%#348 of 2,394

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 77 medical and dental practices in Pulaski County. 12 of them (16%) 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. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.8M a year, or $1,292 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $283K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 45.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $283K, 85% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 143, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 991 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 70 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #348 of 2,394 scored counties.

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