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Medical and dental practices in Cass County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Cass County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #849 of 2,394 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
667
95 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
263
+12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$120.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,437 a household
Spending per listing
$181K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
79.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

At $1,437 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $120.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $181K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 667 medical and dental practices on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 79.5 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 263 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cass County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 130 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cass County.

Population estimates show Cass County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #849 of 2,394 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Cass 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households79.569.784.5
Spending per listing$181K$205K$152K
Households per official establishment319363270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.9%+10.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,437$1,430$1,288
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5883

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
233 → 263+12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,469
Annual payroll, 2023
$408.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
130Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
66795 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
791The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents 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 Cass 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 Cass County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 667 medical and dental practices in Cass County. 95 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 263 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts list 130 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $120.6M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 667 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $181K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 79.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $181K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cass County would have about 791, against 667 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #849 of 2,394 scored counties.

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