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Medical and dental practices in Highland County, OH
How Highland 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #822 of 2,394 scored counties
#43 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 83
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,263 a household
- Spending per listing
- $258K
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.0
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,823
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 medical and dental practices in Highland County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 7%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Highland County spend about $21.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,263 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $258K per practice, 69% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Highland County in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 423 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Highland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Highland County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #822 of 2,394 scored counties and #43 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Highland 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 | Highland County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.0 | 71.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $258K | $196K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 423 | 366 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | −5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,263 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,785 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 40−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 306
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 836 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The 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 Highland 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 Highland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,823+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,938
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $65,785+48.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,210
- Median home value
- $168,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,840
- Daytime population
- 35,956Residents 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 |
| 43Highland County, OH | 58 | 83 | 49.0 | $258K | +1.1% | #822 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Highland 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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Highland County, OH?
There are 83 medical and dental practices on map listings in Highland County as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Highland County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.4M a year, or $1,263 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $258K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,938 households in Highland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highland County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Highland County has 49.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $258K, 69% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Highland County would have about 140, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 423 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Highland County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Highland County at 43,823 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,938 households. Median household income in Highland County is $65,785, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.9%, 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. Highland County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #822 of 2,394 scored counties.
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