Health care · Small-town market · North Dakota
Medical and dental practices in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 46
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,391 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,019
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 medical and dental practices in the Wahpeton area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 20%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 48.4 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Wahpeton area spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,391 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 46 medical and dental practices, that is $287K per practice, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Wahpeton area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 453 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 the Wahpeton area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Wahpeton area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #56 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Wahpeton area 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 | Wahpeton area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.4 | 69.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $205K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 453 | 363 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,391 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,734 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 469 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The 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 the Wahpeton area, 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 the Wahpeton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,0190.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,504
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $73,734+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,848
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 9,601
- Daytime population
- 21,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williston, ND | 77 | 98 | 64.7 | $238K | +1.4% | #38 of 538 |
| 2Wahpeton, ND-MN | 74 | 46 | 48.4 | $287K | 0.0% | #56 of 538 |
| 3Jamestown, ND | 58 | 57 | 60.4 | $216K | −0.6% | #188 of 538 |
| 4Dickinson, ND | 58 | 110 | 70.9 | $204K | +0.7% | #190 of 538 |
Other business types in the Wahpeton area
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 clinics74
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- 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 the Wahpeton, ND-MN area?
The Wahpeton area has 46 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 21 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 the Wahpeton, ND-MN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,391 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $287K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,504 households in the Wahpeton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wahpeton, ND-MN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Wahpeton area has 48.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $287K, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Wahpeton area would have about 87, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 453 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wahpeton, ND-MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Wahpeton area at 23,019 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,504 households. Median household income in the Wahpeton area is $73,734, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Wahpeton area scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #56 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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