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Medical and dental practices in Bladen County, NC

The medical and dental practices in Bladen County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,003 of 2,394 scored counties
#39 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
46
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On medical and dental services · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$234K
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.9
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,007
+1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 medical and dental practices in Bladen County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 38.9 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Bladen County spend about $10.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $912 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 46 medical and dental practices, that is $234K per practice, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Bladen County in 2023. That is one for every 985 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bladen County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Bladen County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,003 of 2,394 scored counties and #39 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Bladen 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Bladen County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBladen CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.983.384.5
Spending per listing$234K$134K$152K
Households per official establishment985345270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$912$1,116$1,288
Median household income$42,422$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
463 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The 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 Bladen 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 Bladen County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,007+1.3% since 2020
Households
11,824
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
875 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$42,422+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,070
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
13,683
Daytime population
30,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Bladen County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Currituck County, NC863731.2$398K+16.7%#29 of 2,394
2Camden County, NC84615.0$789K+8.8%#41 of 2,394
3Franklin County, NC826221.7$498K+18.8%#73 of 2,394
4Perquimans County, NC77916.0$644K+3.6%#137 of 2,394
5Chatham County, NC7713841.8$309K+11.0%#158 of 2,394
6Clay County, NC751427.6$366K+9.9%#206 of 2,394
7Hoke County, NC756131.7$328K+9.0%#209 of 2,394
8Warren County, NC7167.4$1.3M+1.6%#298 of 2,394
9Harnett County, NC7020340.7$263K+12.3%#352 of 2,394
10Yadkin County, NC694630.6$334K+2.9%#371 of 2,394
39Bladen County, NC544638.9$234K+1.3%#1,003 of 2,394

Other business types in Bladen County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Bladen County, NC?

Bladen County has 46 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bladen County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $10.8M a year, or $912 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $234K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,824 households in Bladen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bladen County has 38.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $234K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Bladen County would have about 71, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 985 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Bladen County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Bladen County at 30,007 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,824 households. Median household income in Bladen County is $42,422, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Bladen County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,003 of 2,394 scored counties.

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