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Medical and dental practices in the Norwalk, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Norwalk, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #118 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
145
5 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
43
−17.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,314 a household
Spending per listing
$213K
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.7
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,250
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 145 medical and dental practices in the Norwalk area. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.7, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Norwalk area comes to about $30.9M a year: $1,314 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 145 medical and dental practices, that is $213K per practice, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Norwalk area was 43 in 2023, down 17.3% from 2019. That is one for every 546 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $386K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Norwalk area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Norwalk area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Norwalk area is 67 (upper middle), #118 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Norwalk area 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 Norwalk, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureNorwalk areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.771.384.5
Spending per listing$213K$196K$152K
Households per official establishment546366270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.3%−5.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,314$1,398$1,288
Median household income$67,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6775

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43−17.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
385
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1455 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
203The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$386K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Norwalk 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 Norwalk area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,250−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,490
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$67,878+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,729
Median home value
$166,000
Jobs located here
21,670
Daytime population
52,948Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Norwalk area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Urbana, OH846541.5$328K+0.2%#14 of 538
2Mount Vernon, OH8214059.6$234K+1.9%#20 of 538
3Coshocton, OH815134.5$357K+1.6%#22 of 538
4Gallipolis, OH764740.5$306K−0.5%#41 of 538
5Washington Court House, OH725446.6$282K−1.4%#69 of 538
6Wooster, OH7119644.2$311K−0.1%#79 of 538
7Greenville, OH7011152.1$251K−0.7%#85 of 538
8Bellefontaine, OH699347.5$284K+0.4%#94 of 538
9Wilmington, OH6910462.0$218K+0.6%#97 of 538
10Norwalk, OH6714561.7$213K−0.4%#118 of 538

Other business types in the Norwalk area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Norwalk, OH area?

There are 145 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Norwalk area as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 17.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Norwalk, OH area spend on medical and dental services?

About $30.9M a year, or $1,314 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $213K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,490 households in the Norwalk area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Norwalk area has 61.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $213K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Norwalk area would have about 203, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 546 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Norwalk, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Norwalk area at 58,250 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,490 households. Median household income in the Norwalk area is $67,878, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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 Norwalk area scores 67 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #118 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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