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Medical and dental practices in Putnam County, OH
The medical and dental practices in Putnam County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #447 of 2,394 scored counties
#24 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 65
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,461 a household
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,380
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $19.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,461 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $296K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 65 medical and dental practices on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 49.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Putnam County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 506 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $52K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Putnam County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #447 of 2,394 scored counties and #24 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.4 | 71.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $296K | $196K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 506 | 366 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,461 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,928 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 205
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 656 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $52K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,3800.0% since 2020
- Households
- 13,153
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $84,928+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,439
- Median home value
- $201,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,192
- Daytime population
- 29,137Residents 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 |
| 24Putnam County, OH | 67 | 65 | 49.4 | $296K | 0.0% | #447 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy76
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Putnam County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 medical and dental practices in Putnam County. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.2M a year, or $1,461 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $296K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,153 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Putnam County has 49.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $296K, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Putnam County would have about 126, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 506 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 34,380 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,153 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $84,928 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Putnam County scores 67 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #447 of 2,394 scored counties.
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