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Medical and dental practices in Montgomery County, NC
How Montgomery 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #400 of 2,394 scored counties
#12 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 32
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On medical and dental services · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $329K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,403
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 medical and dental practices in Montgomery County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $989 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $10.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $329K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Montgomery County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,183 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Montgomery County is 68 (upper middle), #400 of 2,394 scored counties and #12 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $329K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,183 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $989 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,766 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,403+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,643
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $57,766+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,269
- Median home value
- $161,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,159
- Daytime population
- 24,306Residents 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 |
| 12Montgomery County, NC | 68 | 32 | 30.1 | $329K | +2.7% | #400 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Montgomery County, NC?
Montgomery County has 32 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.5M a year, or $989 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $329K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,643 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Montgomery County has 30.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $329K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 69, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,183 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 26,403 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,643 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $57,766, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Montgomery County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #400 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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