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Medical and dental practices in Wayne County, NC
How Wayne 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #965 of 2,394 scored counties
#36 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 219
- 36 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,278
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wayne County spend about $47.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,001 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $217K per practice, 42% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Wayne County has 219 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 46.1 for every 10,000 households, 45% 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 Wayne County was 85 in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 559 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wayne County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #965 of 2,394 scored counties and #36 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.1 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 559 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,001 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,733 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 85−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 980
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21936 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 312The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,278+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 47,507
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 214
- Median household income
- $59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,980
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,987
- Daytime population
- 111,023Residents 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 |
| 36Wayne County, NC | 55 | 219 | 46.1 | $217K | +3.8% | #965 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Wayne County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 219 medical and dental practices in Wayne County. 36 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.6M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 219 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $217K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,507 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Wayne County has 46.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $217K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wayne County would have about 312, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $59,733 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Wayne County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #965 of 2,394 scored counties.
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