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Medical and dental practices in Ashland County, OH

How Ashland County, OH 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,048 of 2,394 scored counties
#57 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
127
14 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
45
−8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27M
On medical and dental services · $1,302 a household
Spending per listing
$212K
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.3
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,523
+0.1% 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

At $1,302 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Ashland County spend about $27M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $212K per practice, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Ashland County has 127 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 61.3 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Ashland County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 460 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Ashland County is 53 (upper middle), #1,048 of 2,394 scored counties and #57 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashland County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Ashland County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshland CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.371.384.5
Spending per listing$212K$196K$152K
Households per official establishment460366270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.2%−5.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,302$1,398$1,288
Median household income$69,860$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5375

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 45−8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
390
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12714 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
177The 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,523+0.1% since 2020
Households
20,720
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
124
Median household income
$69,860+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,890
Median home value
$186,800
Jobs located here
18,646
Daytime population
47,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashland County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH855540.9$342K+3.7%#39 of 2,394
2Madison County, OH846642.1$354K+7.1%#56 of 2,394
3Perry County, OH814533.5$400K+1.3%#88 of 2,394
4Clermont County, OH8037844.5$338K+3.9%#107 of 2,394
5Brown County, OH795934.4$387K+1.6%#113 of 2,394
6Licking County, OH7733148.2$311K+3.8%#157 of 2,394
7Pickaway County, OH7610949.8$280K+7.4%#182 of 2,394
8Union County, OH7618777.2$219K+16.5%#188 of 2,394
9Paulding County, OH752431.5$429K−0.4%#198 of 2,394
10Noble County, OH741226.0$491K+1.3%#223 of 2,394
57Ashland County, OH5312761.3$212K+0.1%#1,048 of 2,394

Other business types in Ashland County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Ashland County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 medical and dental practices in Ashland County. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ashland County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $27M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $212K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,720 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashland County has 61.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $212K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ashland County would have about 177, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 460 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Ashland County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashland County at 52,523 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,720 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $69,860 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Ashland County scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,048 of 2,394 scored counties.

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