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Medical and dental practices in Barnes County, ND

The medical and dental practices in Barnes County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #410 of 2,394 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
22
6 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,326 a household
Spending per listing
$296K
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.8
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,573
−2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 medical and dental practices in Barnes County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 27%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 44.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,326 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Barnes County spend about $6.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $296K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Barnes County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,636 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Barnes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Barnes County is 68 (upper middle), #410 of 2,394 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Barnes County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Barnes County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBarnes CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.869.784.5
Spending per listing$296K$205K$152K
Households per official establishment1,636363270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,326$1,430$1,288
Median household income$68,038$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6883

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$197K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
226 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,573−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,908
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,055
Median home value
$173,700
Jobs located here
4,766
Daytime population
10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McKenzie County, ND911525.0$653K+2.8%#5 of 2,394
2Morton County, ND843827.2$529K+3.8%#45 of 2,394
3Rolette County, ND691129.2$435K−4.1%#362 of 2,394
4Barnes County, ND682244.8$296K−2.7%#410 of 2,394
5Williams County, ND659864.7$238K+1.4%#551 of 2,394
6Richland County, ND644058.4$242K+1.2%#588 of 2,394
7Cass County, ND5866779.5$181K+9.1%#849 of 2,394
8Walsh County, ND572965.9$207K−3.3%#885 of 2,394
9Ward County, ND5117661.6$234K−2.4%#1,122 of 2,394
10Stutsman County, ND505760.4$216K−0.6%#1,171 of 2,394

Other business types in Barnes County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Barnes County, ND?

There are 22 medical and dental practices on map listings in Barnes County as of September 2026. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.5M a year, or $1,326 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $296K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barnes County has 44.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $296K, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Barnes County would have about 43, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,636 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #410 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Barnes County

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