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Medical and dental practices in Volusia County, FL

How Volusia 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 #1,863 of 2,394 scored counties
#40 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
1,970
326 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
885
+3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$259.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,072 a household
Spending per listing
$132K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
81.4
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% 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

For medical and dental practices, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,863 of 2,394 scored counties and #40 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Volusia County spend about $259.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,072 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $132K per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 1,970 medical and dental practices on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 81.4 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Volusia County was 885 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Volusia County. Population estimates show Volusia County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households81.497.084.5
Spending per listing$132K$117K$152K
Households per official establishment273218270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.9%+8.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,072$1,132$1,288
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
852 → 885+3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,855
Annual payroll, 2023
$625.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
472Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,970326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,701The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$4.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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
40Volusia County, FL361,97081.4$132K+9.1%#1,863 of 2,394

Other business types in Volusia County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,970 medical and dental practices in Volusia County. 326 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 885 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 472 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $259.3M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,970 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $132K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Volusia County has 81.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $132K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Volusia County would have about 1,701, against 1,970 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,394 scored counties.

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