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Medical and dental practices in Shelby County, OH
How Shelby 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,418 of 2,394 scored counties
#71 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 146
- 12 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,397 a household
- Spending per listing
- $181K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 77.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,065
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 medical and dental practices in Shelby County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 77.2, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,397 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $26.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 146 medical and dental practices, that is $181K per practice, 19% 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 Shelby County was 58 in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 326 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $900K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shelby County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,418 of 2,394 scored counties and #71 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 77.2 | 71.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $181K | $196K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 326 | 366 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | −5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,397 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,978 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 58+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 488
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $900K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,065−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,906
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $73,978+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,849
- Median home value
- $208,100
- Jobs located here
- 26,886
- Daytime population
- 50,791Residents 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 |
| 71Shelby County, OH | 45 | 146 | 77.2 | $181K | −0.2% | #1,418 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Shelby County, OH?
There are 146 medical and dental practices on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 12 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $26.4M a year, or $1,397 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $181K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,906 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Shelby County has 77.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $181K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Shelby County would have about 173, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 326 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 48,065 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,906 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $73,978, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,394 scored counties.
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