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Medical and dental practices in Fairfield County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Fairfield County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #730 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On medical and dental services · $959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $357K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,340
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $959 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Fairfield County spend about $8.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 24 medical and dental practices, that is $357K per practice, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 24 medical and dental practices on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 26.9 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fairfield County in 2023. That is one for every 1,786 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfield County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fairfield County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #730 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Fairfield 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 | Fairfield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $357K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,786 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $959 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,885 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,340−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,930
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $47,885+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,061
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,065
- Daytime population
- 16,748Residents 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 medical and dental practices in Fairfield County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairfield County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.6M a year, or $959 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $357K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,930 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfield County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Fairfield County has 26.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $357K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 56, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,786 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairfield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Fairfield County at 20,340 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,930 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $47,885 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Fairfield County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #730 of 2,394 scored counties.
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