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Medical and dental practices in Ramsey County, ND

How Ramsey County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,350 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
51
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,318 a household
Spending per listing
$140K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
94.3
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,530
−0.4% 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 Ramsey County comes to about $7.1M a year: $1,318 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $140K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 51 medical and dental practices on map listings in Ramsey County as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 94.3 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Ramsey County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 676 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ramsey County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Ramsey County is 47 (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRamsey CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households94.369.784.5
Spending per listing$140K$205K$152K
Households per official establishment676363270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,318$1,430$1,288
Median household income$61,006$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4783

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 8
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,530−0.4% since 2020
Households
5,410
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,185 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$61,006+3.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,482
Median home value
$199,300
Jobs located here
5,171
Daytime population
11,239Residents 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 Ramsey 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
11Ramsey County, ND475194.3$140K−0.4%#1,350 of 2,394

Other business types in Ramsey County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 51 medical and dental practices in Ramsey County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.1M a year, or $1,318 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $140K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,410 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ramsey County has 94.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $140K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 47, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 676 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Ramsey County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Ramsey County at 11,530 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,410 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $61,006 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.6% 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. Ramsey County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ramsey County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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