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Medical and dental practices in Carson City, NV
The medical and dental practices in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,265 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 256
- 24 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 124
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $114K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 108.1
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Carson City scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,265 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carson City comes to about $29.2M a year: $1,231 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $114K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 256 medical and dental practices on map listings in Carson City as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 108.1 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 191 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.7M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carson City. Population estimates put the population change in Carson City from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 108.1 | 78.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $114K | $165K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 191 | 229 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +14.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,231 | $1,287 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 1240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25624 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 85 | 69 | 29.1 | $431K | +9.5% | #38 of 2,394 |
| 2Humboldt County, NV | 69 | 22 | 31.8 | $388K | 0.0% | #364 of 2,394 |
| 3Nye County, NV | 61 | 118 | 53.2 | $216K | +10.3% | #714 of 2,394 |
| 4Churchill County, NV | 55 | 60 | 63.1 | $198K | +1.1% | #974 of 2,394 |
| 5Douglas County, NV | 53 | 143 | 67.1 | $208K | +1.2% | #1,050 of 2,394 |
| 6Elko County, NV | 45 | 135 | 68.8 | $187K | +2.1% | #1,415 of 2,394 |
| 7Clark County, NV | 44 | 6,394 | 74.1 | $172K | +5.8% | #1,481 of 2,394 |
| 8Washoe County, NV | 38 | 2,165 | 108.6 | $125K | +4.4% | #1,786 of 2,394 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 22 | 256 | 108.1 | $114K | −0.2% | #2,265 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carson City
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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists18
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carson City, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 256 medical and dental practices in Carson City. 24 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.2M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 256 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $114K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carson City has 108.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $114K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carson City would have about 191, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 191 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 Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. 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. Carson City scores 22 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,265 of 2,394 scored counties.
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