Health care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Forest City, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Forest City, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #274 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 158
- 13 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On medical and dental services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $160K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,745
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 158 medical and dental practices in the Forest City area. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $950 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the Forest City area spend about $25.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 158 medical and dental practices, that is $160K per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Forest City area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 592 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Forest City area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Forest City area is 50 (upper middle), #274 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Forest City 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 | Forest City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.3 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $160K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 592 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.5% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $950 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,410 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45−13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 445
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The 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 Forest City 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 Forest City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,745+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,642
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $51,410+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,230
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,241
- Daytime population
- 55,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Forest City area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 80 | 203 | 40.7 | $263K | +12.3% | #28 of 538 |
| 2New Bern, NC | 56 | 270 | 51.5 | $198K | +3.6% | #214 of 538 |
| 3Wilson, NC | 54 | 174 | 52.6 | $185K | +1.7% | #236 of 538 |
| 4Albemarle, NC | 52 | 183 | 72.5 | $140K | +9.8% | #258 of 538 |
| 5Marion, NC | 50 | 99 | 53.1 | $183K | +1.5% | #270 of 538 |
| 6Forest City, NC | 50 | 158 | 59.3 | $160K | +2.1% | #274 of 538 |
| 7Waynesville, NC | 48 | 167 | 61.6 | $166K | +1.9% | #290 of 538 |
| 8Brevard, NC | 47 | 90 | 61.7 | $171K | +2.9% | #297 of 538 |
| 9Sanford, NC | 47 | 174 | 69.2 | $148K | +10.8% | #304 of 538 |
| 10Morehead City, NC | 45 | 203 | 63.5 | $174K | +4.1% | #325 of 538 |
Other business types in the Forest City 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Forest City, NC area?
There are 158 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Forest City area as of September 2026. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Forest City, NC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.3M a year, or $950 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $160K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,642 households in the Forest City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Forest City, NC area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Forest City area has 59.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $160K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Forest City area would have about 166, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 592 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Forest City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Forest City area at 65,745 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,642 households. Median household income in the Forest City area is $51,410, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. 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 Forest City area scores 50 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #274 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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