Health care · Small-town market · Utah
Medical and dental practices in the Vernal, UT area
The medical and dental practices in the Vernal, UT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #148 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Utah
- Listings
- 66
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,212 a household
- Spending per listing
- $223K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,278
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,212 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Vernal area spend about $14.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 66 medical and dental practices, that is $223K per practice, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Vernal area has 66 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 54.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in the Vernal area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 311 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $935K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Vernal area.
Population estimates show the Vernal area grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Vernal area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #148 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Utah.
How the Vernal area compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Vernal area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.3 | 105.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $223K | $133K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 311 | 212 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | +5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,212 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,746 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 661 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $935K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Vernal 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 Vernal area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,278+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,145
- Median age
- 33.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,276
- Median home value
- $298,600
- Jobs located here
- 13,294
- Daytime population
- 33,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vernal, UT | 62 | 66 | 54.3 | $223K | +7.3% | #148 of 538 |
| 2Brigham City, UT-ID | 54 | 147 | 68.4 | $186K | +12.6% | #235 of 538 |
| 3Heber, UT | 44 | 354 | 123.7 | $133K | +5.3% | #334 of 538 |
| 4Cedar City, UT | 36 | 186 | 92.3 | $129K | +16.4% | #409 of 538 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 32 | 94 | 108.8 | $116K | +2.0% | #437 of 538 |
| 5Price, UT | 26 | 72 | 88.6 | $123K | +1.0% | #476 of 538 |
Other business types in the Vernal area
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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Vernal, UT area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 medical and dental practices in the Vernal area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Vernal, UT area spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.7M a year, or $1,212 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $223K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,145 households in the Vernal area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vernal, UT area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Vernal area has 54.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $223K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Vernal area would have about 97, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 311 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Vernal, UT area growing?
Population estimates put the Vernal area at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. The median household income in the Vernal area is $73,746 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.0% 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. 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 Vernal area scores 62 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #148 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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