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Medical and dental practices in Onslow County, NC
How Onslow 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #756 of 2,394 scored counties
#27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 346
- 51 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 135
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.0
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,175
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Onslow County comes to about $78.6M a year: $1,044 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 346 medical and dental practices, that is $227K per practice, 49% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Onslow County has 346 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.0, 46% 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 Onslow County was 135 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 558 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Onslow County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Onslow County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Onslow County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #756 of 2,394 scored counties and #27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Onslow 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 | Onslow County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.0 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 558 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,044 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 138 → 135−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,578
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $94.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34651 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 515The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Onslow 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 Onslow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,175+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 75,265
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 762 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,766
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,126
- Daytime population
- 192,000Residents 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 |
| 27Onslow County, NC | 60 | 346 | 46.0 | $227K | +6.0% | #756 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Onslow 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 clinics60
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors78
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Onslow County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 346 medical and dental practices in Onslow County. 51 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Onslow County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $78.6M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 346 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $227K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,265 households in Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onslow County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Onslow County has 46.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $227K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Onslow County would have about 515, against 346 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 558 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Onslow County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Onslow County at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in Onslow County is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Onslow County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #756 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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