Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Medical and dental practices in the McComb, MS area
The medical and dental practices in the McComb, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #459 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 108
- 11 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On medical and dental services · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,640
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The McComb area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #459 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 medical and dental practices in the McComb area. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 53.2 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the McComb area spend about $18M a year on medical and dental services, or $888 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 108 medical and dental practices, that is $167K per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in the McComb area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 390 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the McComb area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the McComb area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | McComb area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.2 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 390 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $888 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,597 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 466
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the McComb 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 McComb area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,640−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,297
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $44,597
- Average household income
- $63,471
- Median home value
- $115,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,368
- Daytime population
- 49,992Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 60 | 120 | 54.8 | $181K | +5.6% | #174 of 538 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 47 | 139 | 53.6 | $179K | +0.8% | #295 of 538 |
| 3Brookhaven, MS | 45 | 73 | 55.5 | $175K | +0.5% | #324 of 538 |
| 4Greenwood, MS | 43 | 67 | 46.3 | $192K | −8.8% | #336 of 538 |
| 5Laurel, MS | 41 | 178 | 56.3 | $169K | −1.5% | #360 of 538 |
| 6McComb, MS | 29 | 108 | 53.2 | $167K | −2.6% | #459 of 538 |
| 7Oxford, MS | 28 | 230 | 95.7 | $111K | +5.3% | #469 of 538 |
| 8Grenada, MS | 25 | 73 | 57.9 | $162K | −3.6% | #479 of 538 |
| 9Natchez, MS-LA | 25 | 132 | 63.7 | $141K | −0.9% | #480 of 538 |
| 10Tupelo, MS | 24 | 409 | 78.9 | $129K | +0.8% | #490 of 538 |
Other business types in the McComb 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics24
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the McComb, MS area?
There are 108 medical and dental practices on map listings in the McComb area as of September 2026. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the McComb, MS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18M a year, or $888 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,297 households in the McComb area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McComb, MS area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The McComb area has 53.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the McComb area would have about 118, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 390 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the McComb, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the McComb area at 52,640 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,297 households. Median household income in the McComb area is $44,597, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 McComb area scores 29 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #459 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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