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Medical and dental practices in Harnett County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Harnett County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 203
- 28 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.7
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,137
- +12.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Harnett County comes to about $53.4M a year: $1,071 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $263K per practice, 72% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 203 medical and dental practices on map listings in Harnett County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.7, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Harnett County was 75 in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 665 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Harnett County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harnett County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Harnett County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #352 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harnett 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 | Harnett County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.7 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 665 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,071 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,287 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 75+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 350The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Harnett 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 Harnett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,137+12.3% since 2020
- Households
- 49,845
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 234
- Median household income
- $71,287+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,999
- Median home value
- $246,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,545
- Daytime population
- 112,161Residents 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 Harnett 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 clinics70
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy82
- Optometrists and eye care78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Harnett County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 203 medical and dental practices in Harnett County. 28 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harnett County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.4M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 203 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $263K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,845 households in Harnett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harnett County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Harnett County has 40.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $263K, 72% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Harnett County would have about 350, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 665 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Harnett County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Harnett County at 150,137 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,845 households. The median household income in Harnett County is $71,287 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Harnett County scores 70 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #352 of 2,394 scored counties.
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