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Medical and dental practices in Palm Beach County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Palm Beach County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,137 of 2,394 scored counties
#58 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 7,676
- 779 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3,916
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $733M
- On medical and dental services · $1,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $95K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 126.8
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,726
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Palm Beach County is 29 (lower middle), #2,137 of 2,394 scored counties and #58 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Palm Beach County spend about $733M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,211 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7,676 medical and dental practices, that is $95K per practice, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Palm Beach County has 7,676 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 779 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 126.8, 50% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 3,916 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Palm Beach County in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 155 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 67 SBA-backed loans worth $56.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Palm Beach County. Population estimates put the population change in Palm Beach County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Palm Beach 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.
| Measure | Palm Beach County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 126.8 | 97.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $95K | $117K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 155 | 218 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | +8.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,211 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,581 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3,644 → 3,916+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 30,732
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,839Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7,676779 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4,807The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 67
- Amount
- $56.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 605,430
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,964 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,577
- Median home value
- $447,300
- Jobs located here
- 678,049
- Daytime population
- 1,576,309Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wakulla County, FL | 84 | 37 | 29.0 | $385K | +12.3% | #54 of 2,394 |
| 2Gilchrist County, FL | 81 | 19 | 26.6 | $396K | +14.5% | #89 of 2,394 |
| 3Jefferson County, FL | 79 | 10 | 17.4 | $597K | +11.1% | #111 of 2,394 |
| 4Union County, FL | 74 | 7 | 16.2 | $622K | +5.2% | #221 of 2,394 |
| 5Dixie County, FL | 69 | 9 | 14.4 | $601K | +8.0% | #357 of 2,394 |
| 6Gadsden County, FL | 67 | 41 | 24.3 | $379K | +2.0% | #436 of 2,394 |
| 7Levy County, FL | 67 | 71 | 38.3 | $251K | +12.7% | #455 of 2,394 |
| 8Baker County, FL | 67 | 43 | 46.9 | $241K | +5.8% | #458 of 2,394 |
| 9Suwannee County, FL | 66 | 63 | 39.1 | $248K | +10.6% | #499 of 2,394 |
| 10Holmes County, FL | 64 | 22 | 31.4 | $290K | +2.7% | #574 of 2,394 |
| 58Palm Beach County, FL | 29 | 7,676 | 126.8 | $95K | +5.5% | #2,137 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Palm Beach 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Palm Beach County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,676 medical and dental practices in Palm Beach County. 779 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3,916 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,839 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Palm Beach County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $733M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,676 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $95K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Palm Beach County, FL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Palm Beach County has 126.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $95K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 4,807, against 7,676 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 155 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 29 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,137 of 2,394 scored counties.
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