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Medical and dental practices in Richland County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Richland County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #588 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 40
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,416 a household
- Spending per listing
- $242K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.4
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,731
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,416 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $9.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 40 medical and dental practices, that is $242K per practice, 59% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Richland County has 40 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 20%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 58.4 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Richland County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Richland County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Richland County is 64 (upper middle), #588 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.4 | 69.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $242K | $205K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 363 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,416 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,432 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 408 chain locations
- 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,731+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,849
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,435
- Median home value
- $183,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,757
- Daytime population
- 15,983Residents 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 Richland 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors28
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Richland County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 medical and dental practices in Richland County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Richland County, ND spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $242K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, ND compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Richland County has 58.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $242K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Richland County would have about 64, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #588 of 2,394 scored counties.
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