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Medical and dental practices in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #168 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 761
- 100 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 349
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $114.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,201 a household
- Spending per listing
- $151K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 242,966
- +12.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area comes to about $114.6M a year: $1,201 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 761 medical and dental practices, that is $151K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area has 761 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.7, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 349 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area.
Population estimates show the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area grew 12.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #168 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area 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 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.7 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $151K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 273 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,201 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,304 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 349+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $152.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 253Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 761100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 752The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $9.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 242,966+12.0% since 2020
- Households
- 95,451
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,231 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $83,304+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,028
- Median home value
- $439,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,620
- Daytime population
- 225,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 63 | 962 | 67.1 | $154K | +14.3% | #96 of 387 |
| 2Columbia, SC | 57 | 2,356 | 69.4 | $156K | +6.0% | #136 of 387 |
| 3Sumter, SC | 55 | 222 | 54.0 | $183K | −0.3% | #148 of 387 |
| 4Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 53 | 761 | 79.7 | $151K | +12.0% | #168 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 52 | 1,663 | 71.7 | $151K | +4.7% | #175 of 387 |
| 5Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 49 | 1,152 | 72.6 | $144K | +20.9% | #199 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 45 | 10,838 | 100.7 | $119K | +10.1% | #233 of 387 |
| 6Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 43 | 3,826 | 99.7 | $110K | +9.0% | #258 of 387 |
| 7Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 38 | 3,267 | 97.3 | $123K | +10.7% | #297 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 28 | 677 | 86.3 | $114K | +0.9% | #351 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 761 medical and dental practices in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area. 100 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 349 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 253 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $114.6M a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 761 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $151K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,451 households in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area has 79.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $151K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area would have about 752, against 761 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area at 242,966 people in 2025, up 12.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,451 households. The median household income in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area is $83,304 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #168 of 387 scored metro areas.
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