Health care · Small-town market · Missouri
Medical and dental practices in the West Plains, MO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the West Plains, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #392 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 132
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $142K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 82.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the West Plains area comes to about $18.7M a year: $1,172 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 132 medical and dental practices, that is $142K per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 132 medical and dental practices on map listings in the West Plains area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 82.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in the West Plains area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $359K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the West Plains area.
Population estimates put the population change in the West Plains area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The West Plains area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #392 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.
How the West Plains 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 | West Plains area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 82.7 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $142K | $203K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 275 | 328 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,172 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $359K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the West Plains 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 West Plains area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents 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 |
| 15West Plains, MO | 37 | 132 | 82.7 | $142K | +2.5% | #392 of 538 |
Other business types in the West Plains 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists75
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the West Plains, MO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 medical and dental practices in the West Plains area. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the West Plains, MO area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,965 households in the West Plains area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the West Plains, MO area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The West Plains area has 82.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the West Plains area would have about 123, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the West Plains, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the West Plains area at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in the West Plains area is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. 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 West Plains area scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #392 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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