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Medical and dental practices in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #138 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota

Listings
429
20 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
94
−2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$59.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,371 a household
Spending per listing
$139K
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
98.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,046
+0.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Grand Forks metro area comes to about $59.8M a year: $1,371 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $139K per practice, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 429 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Grand Forks metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 98.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in the Grand Forks metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 464 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $216K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Grand Forks metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Grand Forks metro area grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Grand Forks metro area is 57 (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota.

How the Grand Forks metro area 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Forks metro areaNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households98.369.784.5
Spending per listing$139K$205K$152K
Households per official establishment464363270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.1%+10.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,371$1,430$1,288
Median household income$69,836$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5783

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94−2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,415
Annual payroll, 2023
$92.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
392The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$216K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Grand Forks metro 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 Grand Forks metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,046+0.8% since 2020
Households
43,655
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$69,836+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,932
Median home value
$242,500
Jobs located here
49,856
Daytime population
105,384Residents 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 metro areas in North Dakota for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Grand Forks metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Dakota

Metro areas in North Dakota ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fargo, ND-MN8475768.6$209K+7.7%#5 of 387
2Minot, ND7218357.6$250K−2.4%#42 of 387
3Bismarck, ND7244880.1$187K+4.5%#46 of 387
4Grand Forks, ND-MN5742998.3$139K+0.8%#138 of 387

Other business types in the Grand Forks metro area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 429 medical and dental practices in the Grand Forks metro area. 20 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $59.8M a year, or $1,371 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 429 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $139K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,655 households in the Grand Forks metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Grand Forks metro area has 98.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $139K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Grand Forks metro area would have about 392, against 429 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 464 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Grand Forks metro area at 105,046 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,655 households. The median household income in the Grand Forks metro area is $69,836 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. The Grand Forks metro area scores 57 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas.

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