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Medical and dental practices in Avery County, NC
The medical and dental practices in Avery County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,672 of 2,394 scored counties
#65 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $163K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.8
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,110
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 medical and dental practices in Avery County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 64.8, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Avery County comes to about $7.2M a year: $1,054 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $163K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% above 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 Avery County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 453 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Avery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Avery County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,672 of 2,394 scored counties and #65 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Avery County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Avery County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.8 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $163K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 453 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,054 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,428 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Avery 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 Avery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,110+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,791
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 247 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $61,428+52.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,834
- Median home value
- $265,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,802
- Daytime population
- 18,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Currituck County, NC | 86 | 37 | 31.2 | $398K | +16.7% | #29 of 2,394 |
| 2Camden County, NC | 84 | 6 | 15.0 | $789K | +8.8% | #41 of 2,394 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 82 | 62 | 21.7 | $498K | +18.8% | #73 of 2,394 |
| 4Perquimans County, NC | 77 | 9 | 16.0 | $644K | +3.6% | #137 of 2,394 |
| 5Chatham County, NC | 77 | 138 | 41.8 | $309K | +11.0% | #158 of 2,394 |
| 6Clay County, NC | 75 | 14 | 27.6 | $366K | +9.9% | #206 of 2,394 |
| 7Hoke County, NC | 75 | 61 | 31.7 | $328K | +9.0% | #209 of 2,394 |
| 8Warren County, NC | 71 | 6 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #298 of 2,394 |
| 9Harnett County, NC | 70 | 203 | 40.7 | $263K | +12.3% | #352 of 2,394 |
| 10Yadkin County, NC | 69 | 46 | 30.6 | $334K | +2.9% | #371 of 2,394 |
| 65Avery County, NC | 40 | 44 | 64.8 | $163K | +1.1% | #1,672 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Avery 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Avery County, NC?
There are 44 medical and dental practices on map listings in Avery County as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Avery County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.2M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $163K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,791 households in Avery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Avery County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Avery County has 64.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $163K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Avery County would have about 47, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 453 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Avery County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Avery County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,791 households. Median household income in Avery County is $61,428, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.3%, 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. Avery County scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,672 of 2,394 scored counties.
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