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Medical and dental practices in Morton County, ND
The medical and dental practices in Morton County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #45 of 2,394 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,440 a household
- Spending per listing
- $529K
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.2
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,601
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Morton County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #45 of 2,394 scored counties and #2 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 Morton County comes to about $20.1M a year: $1,440 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $529K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Morton County has 38 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 27.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% 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 Morton County was 23 in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Morton County. Population estimates show Morton County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Morton 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.
| Measure | Morton County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.2 | 69.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $529K | $205K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 363 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.9% | +10.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,440 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,382 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 23−17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 158
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Morton 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 Morton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,601+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,946
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $79,382+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,606
- Median home value
- $263,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,613
- Daytime population
- 28,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKenzie County, ND | 91 | 15 | 25.0 | $653K | +2.8% | #5 of 2,394 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 84 | 38 | 27.2 | $529K | +3.8% | #45 of 2,394 |
| 3Rolette County, ND | 69 | 11 | 29.2 | $435K | −4.1% | #362 of 2,394 |
| 4Barnes County, ND | 68 | 22 | 44.8 | $296K | −2.7% | #410 of 2,394 |
| 5Williams County, ND | 65 | 98 | 64.7 | $238K | +1.4% | #551 of 2,394 |
| 6Richland County, ND | 64 | 40 | 58.4 | $242K | +1.2% | #588 of 2,394 |
| 7Cass County, ND | 58 | 667 | 79.5 | $181K | +9.1% | #849 of 2,394 |
| 8Walsh County, ND | 57 | 29 | 65.9 | $207K | −3.3% | #885 of 2,394 |
| 9Ward County, ND | 51 | 176 | 61.6 | $234K | −2.4% | #1,122 of 2,394 |
| 10Stutsman County, ND | 50 | 57 | 60.4 | $216K | −0.6% | #1,171 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Morton County
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 clinics84
- Dentists and orthodontists
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Morton County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 medical and dental practices in Morton County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morton County, ND spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.1M a year, or $1,440 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $529K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,946 households in Morton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morton County, ND compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Morton County has 27.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $529K, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Morton County would have about 132, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Morton County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Morton County at 34,601 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,946 households. The median household income in Morton County is $79,382 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.5% 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. Morton County scores 84 for medical and dental practices (high), #45 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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