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Medical and dental practices in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area
How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #294 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 1,074
- 146 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 537
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $132K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 89.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,098
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #294 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,074 medical and dental practices in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 89.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area spend about $142.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,186 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $132K per practice, 13% below 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area was 537 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 223 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $11.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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.
| Measure | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 89.7 | 97.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $132K | $117K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 223 | 218 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +8.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,186 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,993 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 537+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,357
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $309.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 304Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,074146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 932The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $11.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,098+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 119,773
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 152
- Median household income
- $81,993+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,705
- Median home value
- $364,100
- Jobs located here
- 125,751
- Daytime population
- 308,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 80 | 348 | 49.5 | $223K | +21.1% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 70 | 1,712 | 59.2 | $177K | +19.8% | #57 of 387 |
| 3Tallahassee, FL | 55 | 1,014 | 64.2 | $166K | +3.1% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Homosassa Springs, FL | 52 | 429 | 60.2 | $165K | +11.1% | #171 of 387 |
| 5Punta Gorda, FL | 47 | 663 | 73.2 | $146K | +15.5% | #213 of 387 |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 46 | 2,704 | 82.5 | $137K | +14.4% | #219 of 387 |
| 7Ocala, FL | 45 | 1,169 | 70.9 | $142K | +17.3% | #229 of 387 |
| 8Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 44 | 2,346 | 79.7 | $136K | +11.2% | #242 of 387 |
| 9Port St. Lucie, FL | 43 | 1,608 | 78.3 | $143K | +16.0% | #248 of 387 |
| 10Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | 1,563 | 94.2 | $134K | +10.6% | #273 of 387 |
| 12Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 38 | 1,074 | 89.7 | $132K | +9.4% | #294 of 387 |
Other business types in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics56
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area?
There are 1,074 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area as of September 2026. 146 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 537 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Another 304 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $142.1M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,074 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $132K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 119,773 households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 89.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $132K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area would have about 932, against 1,074 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 223 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area at 315,098 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,773 households. Median household income in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is $81,993, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #294 of 387 scored metro areas.
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