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Medical and dental practices in McKenzie County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #5 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,633 a household
Spending per listing
$653K
4.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.0
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,192
+2.8% 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

For medical and dental practices, McKenzie County has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #5 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Household spending on medical and dental services in McKenzie County comes to about $9.8M a year: $1,633 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $653K per practice, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 15 medical and dental practices on map listings in McKenzie County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 25.0 per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McKenzie County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,999 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in McKenzie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How McKenzie 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 McKenzie County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMcKenzie CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.069.784.5
Spending per listing$653K$205K$152K
Households per official establishment1,999363270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,633$1,430$1,288
Median household income$93,404$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score9183

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$575K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,192+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,997
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,760 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$93,404+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,028
Median home value
$349,600
Jobs located here
10,556
Daytime population
18,249Residents 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 medical and dental practices in McKenzie County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. 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 McKenzie County, ND spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.8M a year, or $1,633 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $653K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,997 households in McKenzie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McKenzie County has 25.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $653K, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, McKenzie County would have about 64, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,999 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is McKenzie County, ND growing?

Population estimates put McKenzie County at 15,192 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,997 households. The median household income in McKenzie County is $93,404 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. McKenzie County scores 91 for medical and dental practices (very high), #5 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 McKenzie County

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