Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #234 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 2,836
- 185 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 594
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $298.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $105K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,206
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Winston-Salem metro area comes to about $298.5M a year: $1,060 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,836 medical and dental practices, that is $105K per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 2,836 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Winston-Salem metro area as of September 2026. 185 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 100.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 594 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Winston-Salem metro area in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 474 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 503 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Winston-Salem metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Winston-Salem metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Winston-Salem metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #234 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Winston-Salem 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 | Winston-Salem metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.7 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $105K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 474 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,060 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,975 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 594+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,053
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $932.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 503Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,836185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,958The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,206+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 281,596
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 343
- Median household income
- $65,975+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,215
- Median home value
- $233,300
- Jobs located here
- 278,334
- Daytime population
- 663,457Residents 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 |
| 13Winston-Salem, NC | 45 | 2,836 | 100.7 | $105K | +5.3% | #234 of 387 |
Other business types in the Winston-Salem 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics59
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,836 medical and dental practices in the Winston-Salem metro area. 185 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 594 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts list 503 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $298.5M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,836 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $105K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 281,596 households in the Winston-Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winston-Salem, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Winston-Salem metro area has 100.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $105K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Winston-Salem metro area would have about 1,958, against 2,836 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 474 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Winston-Salem, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winston-Salem metro area at 712,206 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 281,596 households. The median household income in the Winston-Salem metro area is $65,975 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. The Winston-Salem metro area scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #234 of 387 scored metro areas.
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