Health care · Small-town market · Missouri
Medical and dental practices in the Sedalia, MO area
How the Sedalia, 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #51 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 95
- 18 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −25.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.9
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,254
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Sedalia area scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #51 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 medical and dental practices in the Sedalia area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.9, 34% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,257 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Sedalia area spend about $21.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 95 medical and dental practices, that is $225K per practice, 47% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Sedalia area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 25.6% from 2019. That is one for every 586 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Sedalia area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sedalia 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.
| Measure | Sedalia area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.9 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $203K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 586 | 328 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.6% | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,257 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,430 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29−25.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 334
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9518 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The 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 Sedalia 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 Sedalia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,254+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,996
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,820
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 20,518
- Daytime population
- 44,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 82 | 97 | 46.0 | $288K | +4.9% | #19 of 538 |
| 2Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 80 | 77 | 45.7 | $283K | +0.8% | #27 of 538 |
| 3Sedalia, MO | 75 | 95 | 55.9 | $225K | +2.9% | #51 of 538 |
| 4Lebanon, MO | 68 | 84 | 57.7 | $208K | +2.5% | #107 of 538 |
| 5Kennett, MO | 67 | 44 | 39.1 | $297K | −4.8% | #111 of 538 |
| 6Mexico, MO | 58 | 57 | 61.8 | $200K | −1.0% | #191 of 538 |
| 7Sikeston, MO | 54 | 113 | 57.0 | $219K | −0.3% | #230 of 538 |
| 8Marshall, MO | 53 | 55 | 68.3 | $181K | −0.3% | #246 of 538 |
| 9Moberly, MO | 51 | 59 | 63.8 | $194K | +0.2% | #259 of 538 |
| 10Farmington, MO | 51 | 163 | 65.7 | $190K | +2.1% | #260 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sedalia area
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 clinics75
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Sedalia, MO area?
There are 95 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Sedalia area as of September 2026. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 25.6% from 2019. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sedalia, MO area spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.4M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $225K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,996 households in the Sedalia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sedalia, MO area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Sedalia area has 55.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $225K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Sedalia area would have about 140, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 586 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sedalia, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Sedalia area at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in the Sedalia area is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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 Sedalia area scores 75 for medical and dental practices (high), #51 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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