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Medical and dental practices in Fairfield County, OH
The medical and dental practices in Fairfield County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #629 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 394
- 65 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 204
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $234K
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,752
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fairfield County spend about $92.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,531 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $234K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Fairfield County has 394 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 65 are chain locations, or 16%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 65.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 204 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fairfield County in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 296 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 138 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fairfield County.
Population estimates show Fairfield County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fairfield County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #629 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Fairfield 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 | Fairfield County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.3 | 71.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $234K | $196K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 296 | 366 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.1% | −5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,531 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,966 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 196 → 204+4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,585
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $146.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 606The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,752+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 60,357
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 324
- Median household income
- $90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,298
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,097
- Daytime population
- 132,629Residents 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 |
| 32Fairfield County, OH | 63 | 394 | 65.3 | $234K | +6.5% | #629 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Fairfield 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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics74
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy82
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Fairfield County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 394 medical and dental practices in Fairfield County. 65 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 204 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. Another 138 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fairfield County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.4M a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 394 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $234K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfield County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Fairfield County has 65.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $234K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 606, against 394 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 296 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 63 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #629 of 2,394 scored counties.
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