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Medical and dental practices in Chatham County, NC
How Chatham County, NC 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #158 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 138
- 17 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $309K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.8
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Chatham County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #158 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 medical and dental practices in Chatham County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 41.8 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Chatham County comes to about $42.7M a year: $1,292 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $309K per practice, twice the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Chatham County in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 579 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.8 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $309K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 579 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.8% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,292 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 57+11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 141Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 280The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents 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 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 clinics77
- Dentists and orthodontists71
- Primary care and pediatrics84
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors88
- Physical therapy81
- Optometrists and eye care88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Chatham County, NC?
There are 138 medical and dental practices on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. 17 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 141 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.7M a year, or $1,292 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $309K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Chatham County has 41.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $309K, twice the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Chatham County would have about 280, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County scores 77 for medical and dental practices (high), #158 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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