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Medical and dental practices in Chesterfield County, SC
How Chesterfield County, SC 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 #749 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 65
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On medical and dental services · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $249K
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.1
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,740
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 medical and dental practices in Chesterfield County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 37.1 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $925 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Chesterfield County spend about $16.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $249K per practice, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Chesterfield County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 974 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesterfield County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Chesterfield County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #749 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.1 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $249K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 974 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $925 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,235 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 657 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,740+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,534
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $49,235+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,908
- Median home value
- $116,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,899
- Daytime population
- 38,839Residents 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 Chesterfield 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 orthodontists66
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Chesterfield County, SC?
There are 65 medical and dental practices on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $16.2M a year, or $925 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $249K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,534 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Chesterfield County has 37.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $249K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 106, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 974 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 44,740 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,534 households. Median household income in Chesterfield County is $49,235, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Chesterfield County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #749 of 2,394 scored counties.
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