Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area
How the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5,168
- 677 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 2,000
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $744.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,595,720
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,168 medical and dental practices in the Raleigh-Cary metro area. Of those, 677 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 90.0, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,296 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Raleigh-Cary metro area spend about $744.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 5,168 medical and dental practices, that is $144K per practice, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,000 businesses with payroll in the Raleigh-Cary metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,486 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Raleigh-Cary metro area.
Population estimates show the Raleigh-Cary metro area grew 12.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Raleigh-Cary metro area is 56 (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Raleigh-Cary metro 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 | Raleigh-Cary metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.0 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 287 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,296 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $100,103 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,000+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 27,001
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,486Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5,168677 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4,882The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Raleigh-Cary metro 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 Raleigh-Cary metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,595,720+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 574,295
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 702
- Median household income
- $100,103+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,869
- Median home value
- $418,400
- Jobs located here
- 759,538
- Daytime population
- 1,525,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, NC | 77 | 346 | 46.0 | $227K | +6.0% | #24 of 387 |
| 2Burlington, NC | 73 | 379 | 54.1 | $193K | +8.5% | #39 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 72 | 219 | 46.1 | $217K | +3.8% | #44 of 387 |
| 4Rocky Mount, NC | 67 | 285 | 48.8 | $205K | +2.8% | #65 of 387 |
| 5Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 61 | 856 | 57.2 | $178K | +3.2% | #109 of 387 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 56 | 5,168 | 90.0 | $144K | +12.6% | #144 of 387 |
| 7Fayetteville, NC | 55 | 904 | 60.7 | $167K | +1.6% | #150 of 387 |
| 8Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 54 | 329 | 74.8 | $157K | +10.3% | #156 of 387 |
| 9Greensboro-High Point, NC | 52 | 2,383 | 75.2 | $141K | +4.1% | #176 of 387 |
| 10Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 48 | 2,818 | 113.5 | $107K | +7.5% | #209 of 387 |
Other business types in the Raleigh-Cary metro 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 clinics52
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy50
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area?
There are 5,168 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Raleigh-Cary metro area as of September 2026. 677 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 2,000 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,486 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $744.4M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,168 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 574,295 households in the Raleigh-Cary metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Raleigh-Cary metro area has 90.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Raleigh-Cary metro area would have about 4,882, against 5,168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Raleigh-Cary metro area at 1,595,720 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 574,295 households. Median household income in the Raleigh-Cary metro area is $100,103, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. The Raleigh-Cary metro area scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas.
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