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Medical and dental practices in the Rolla, MO area

How the Rolla, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #369 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
162
16 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
51
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$134K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
93.5
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

Households in the Rolla area spend about $21.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,249 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $134K per practice, 12% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

The Rolla area has 162 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 93.5, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Rolla area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 340 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 the Rolla area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Rolla area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #369 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Rolla area 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 Rolla, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRolla areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households93.568.684.5
Spending per listing$134K$203K$152K
Households per official establishment340328270
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,249$1,389$1,288
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4071

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
510.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
295
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
142The 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 the Rolla area, 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 the Rolla area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Rolla area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrensburg, MO829746.0$288K+4.9%#19 of 538
2Fort Leonard Wood, MO807745.7$283K+0.8%#27 of 538
3Sedalia, MO759555.9$225K+2.9%#51 of 538
4Lebanon, MO688457.7$208K+2.5%#107 of 538
5Kennett, MO674439.1$297K−4.8%#111 of 538
6Mexico, MO585761.8$200K−1.0%#191 of 538
7Sikeston, MO5411357.0$219K−0.3%#230 of 538
8Marshall, MO535568.3$181K−0.3%#246 of 538
9Moberly, MO515963.8$194K+0.2%#259 of 538
10Farmington, MO5116365.7$190K+2.1%#260 of 538
14Rolla, MO4016293.5$134K+1.6%#369 of 538

Other business types in the Rolla area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Rolla, MO area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 medical and dental practices in the Rolla area. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Rolla, MO area spend on medical and dental services?

About $21.6M 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 162 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $134K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in the Rolla area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Rolla area has 93.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $134K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Rolla area would have about 142, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 340 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rolla, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Rolla area at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in the Rolla area is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rolla area scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #369 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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