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Medical and dental practices in Stark County, ND
How Stark 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,472 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 106
- 12 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +53.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,420 a household
- Spending per listing
- $181K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 106 medical and dental practices in Stark County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 11%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 78.3, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Stark County comes to about $19.2M a year: $1,420 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $181K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Stark County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 53.1% from 2019. That is one for every 276 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Stark County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,472 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.3 | 69.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $181K | $205K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 276 | 363 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +53.1% | +10.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,420 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 49+53.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 362
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The 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 Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 |
| 13Stark County, ND | 44 | 106 | 78.3 | $181K | +0.5% | #1,472 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Stark 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists57
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors24
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Stark County, ND?
Stark County has 106 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 53.1% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.2M a year, or $1,420 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $181K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Stark County has 78.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $181K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Stark County would have about 126, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 276 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 53.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,472 of 2,394 scored counties.
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