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Medical and dental practices in Clay County, FL

How Clay County, FL 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,868 of 2,394 scored counties
#41 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
786
125 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
345
+8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,176 a household
Spending per listing
$125K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
93.9
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
239,593
+9.4% 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

Clay County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,868 of 2,394 scored counties and #41 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Clay County comes to about $98.4M a year: $1,176 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $125K per practice, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Clay County has 786 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 125 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 93.9 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 345 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 243 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $741K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clay County. Population estimates show Clay County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Clay County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households93.997.084.5
Spending per listing$125K$117K$152K
Households per official establishment243218270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.8%+8.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,176$1,132$1,288
Median household income$87,820$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
317 → 345+8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,058
Annual payroll, 2023
$264.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
175Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
786125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
645The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$741K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
239,593+9.4% since 2020
Households
83,707
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
376
Median household income
$87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,935
Median home value
$312,500
Jobs located here
60,502
Daytime population
185,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Florida, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL843729.0$385K+12.3%#54 of 2,394
2Gilchrist County, FL811926.6$396K+14.5%#89 of 2,394
3Jefferson County, FL791017.4$597K+11.1%#111 of 2,394
4Union County, FL74716.2$622K+5.2%#221 of 2,394
5Dixie County, FL69914.4$601K+8.0%#357 of 2,394
6Gadsden County, FL674124.3$379K+2.0%#436 of 2,394
7Levy County, FL677138.3$251K+12.7%#455 of 2,394
8Baker County, FL674346.9$241K+5.8%#458 of 2,394
9Suwannee County, FL666339.1$248K+10.6%#499 of 2,394
10Holmes County, FL642231.4$290K+2.7%#574 of 2,394
41Clay County, FL3678693.9$125K+9.4%#1,868 of 2,394

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Clay County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 786 medical and dental practices in Clay County. 125 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 345 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. Another 175 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $98.4M a year, or $1,176 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 786 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $125K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Clay County has 93.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $125K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clay County would have about 645, against 786 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 243 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,868 of 2,394 scored counties.

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