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Medical and dental practices in Calhoun County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Calhoun County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #638 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On medical and dental services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $765K
- 5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 85% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,188
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Calhoun County spend about $6.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $990 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $765K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 8 medical and dental practices on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 85% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Calhoun County is 62 (upper middle), #638 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Calhoun County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Calhoun County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $765K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $990 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,682 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,188+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,179
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,682+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,469
- Median home value
- $172,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,483
- Daytime population
- 11,943Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 83 | 15 | 15.4 | $688K | +16.1% | #58 of 2,394 |
| 2Jasper County, SC | 77 | 36 | 27.4 | $378K | +32.2% | #147 of 2,394 |
| 3Saluda County, SC | 73 | 16 | 20.9 | $467K | +4.1% | #248 of 2,394 |
| 4Abbeville County, SC | 71 | 24 | 24.6 | $409K | +2.3% | #305 of 2,394 |
| 5Kershaw County, SC | 66 | 123 | 45.7 | $231K | +11.6% | #506 of 2,394 |
| 6Calhoun County, SC | 62 | 8 | 12.9 | $765K | +0.6% | #638 of 2,394 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 62 | 118 | 43.8 | $221K | +6.2% | #673 of 2,394 |
| 8Fairfield County, SC | 60 | 24 | 26.9 | $357K | −2.6% | #730 of 2,394 |
| 9Chesterfield County, SC | 60 | 65 | 37.1 | $249K | +3.4% | #749 of 2,394 |
| 10Lancaster County, SC | 60 | 226 | 56.3 | $205K | +18.3% | #762 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Calhoun 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Calhoun County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 medical and dental practices in Calhoun County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calhoun County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.1M a year, or $990 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $765K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,179 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Calhoun County has 12.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 85% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $765K, 5 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 40, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,179 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $58,682 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Calhoun County scores 62 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #638 of 2,394 scored counties.
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