Health care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the New Bern, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the New Bern, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 270
- 44 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 134
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $198K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.5
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 127,358
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 270 medical and dental practices in the New Bern area. 44 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 51.5 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,022 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the New Bern area spend about $53.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $198K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the New Bern area in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 391 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the New Bern area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the New Bern area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #214 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the New Bern 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 | New Bern area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.5 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $198K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 391 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,022 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,475 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 134−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27044 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 351The 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 New Bern 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 New Bern area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 127,358+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 52,452
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $64,475+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,832
- Median home value
- $220,600
- Jobs located here
- 40,439
- Daytime population
- 116,417Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 New Bern 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the New Bern, NC area?
There are 270 medical and dental practices on map listings in the New Bern area as of September 2026. 44 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New Bern, NC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.6M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 270 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $198K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,452 households in the New Bern area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Bern, NC area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The New Bern area has 51.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $198K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the New Bern area would have about 351, against 270 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 391 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the New Bern, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the New Bern area at 127,358 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,452 households. Median household income in the New Bern area is $64,475, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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 New Bern area scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #214 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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