Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville, NC metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #150 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 904
- 152 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 349
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 395,412
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 904 medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 60.7, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Fayetteville metro area comes to about $151.3M a year: $1,015 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $167K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 349 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fayetteville metro area in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 427 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 298 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $809K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fayetteville metro area.
Population estimates show the Fayetteville metro area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville metro area is 55 (upper middle), #150 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Fayetteville metro area 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 | Fayetteville metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.7 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 427 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,015 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,763 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 349−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $292.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 298Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 904152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 992The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $809K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fayetteville metro 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 Fayetteville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 395,412+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 149,016
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $61,763
- Average household income
- $81,373
- Median home value
- $202,700
- Jobs located here
- 124,855
- Daytime population
- 386,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Fayetteville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, NC | 77 | 346 | 46.0 | $227K | +6.0% | #24 of 387 |
| 2Burlington, NC | 73 | 379 | 54.1 | $193K | +8.5% | #39 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 72 | 219 | 46.1 | $217K | +3.8% | #44 of 387 |
| 4Rocky Mount, NC | 67 | 285 | 48.8 | $205K | +2.8% | #65 of 387 |
| 5Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 61 | 856 | 57.2 | $178K | +3.2% | #109 of 387 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 56 | 5,168 | 90.0 | $144K | +12.6% | #144 of 387 |
| 7Fayetteville, NC | 55 | 904 | 60.7 | $167K | +1.6% | #150 of 387 |
| 8Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 54 | 329 | 74.8 | $157K | +10.3% | #156 of 387 |
| 9Greensboro-High Point, NC | 52 | 2,383 | 75.2 | $141K | +4.1% | #176 of 387 |
| 10Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 48 | 2,818 | 113.5 | $107K | +7.5% | #209 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fayetteville metro 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Fayetteville, NC metro area?
There are 904 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Fayetteville metro area as of September 2026. 152 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 349 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 298 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fayetteville, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $151.3M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 904 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 149,016 households in the Fayetteville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fayetteville, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Fayetteville metro area has 60.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Fayetteville metro area would have about 992, against 904 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 427 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fayetteville, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fayetteville metro area at 395,412 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 149,016 households. Median household income in the Fayetteville metro area is $61,763, 23% 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. 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 Fayetteville metro area scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #150 of 387 scored metro areas.
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