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Medical and dental practices in Athens County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Athens County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #932 of 2,394 scored counties
#51 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 144
- 7 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
- Spending per listing
- $200K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.6
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Athens County spend about $28.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,249 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $200K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Athens County has 144 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 62.6 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Athens County in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 590 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Athens County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #932 of 2,394 scored counties and #51 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens 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.
| Measure | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.6 | 71.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $200K | $196K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 590 | 366 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −35.0% | −5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,249 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 39−35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 535
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1447 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OH | 85 | 55 | 40.9 | $342K | +3.7% | #39 of 2,394 |
| 2Madison County, OH | 84 | 66 | 42.1 | $354K | +7.1% | #56 of 2,394 |
| 3Perry County, OH | 81 | 45 | 33.5 | $400K | +1.3% | #88 of 2,394 |
| 4Clermont County, OH | 80 | 378 | 44.5 | $338K | +3.9% | #107 of 2,394 |
| 5Brown County, OH | 79 | 59 | 34.4 | $387K | +1.6% | #113 of 2,394 |
| 6Licking County, OH | 77 | 331 | 48.2 | $311K | +3.8% | #157 of 2,394 |
| 7Pickaway County, OH | 76 | 109 | 49.8 | $280K | +7.4% | #182 of 2,394 |
| 8Union County, OH | 76 | 187 | 77.2 | $219K | +16.5% | #188 of 2,394 |
| 9Paulding County, OH | 75 | 24 | 31.5 | $429K | −0.4% | #198 of 2,394 |
| 10Noble County, OH | 74 | 12 | 26.0 | $491K | +1.3% | #223 of 2,394 |
| 51Athens County, OH | 56 | 144 | 62.6 | $200K | +1.3% | #932 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Athens 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists75
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Athens County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 144 medical and dental practices in Athens County. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.7M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $200K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Athens County has 62.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $200K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Athens County would have about 188, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 590 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #932 of 2,394 scored counties.
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