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Medical and dental practices in Horry County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Horry County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,686 of 2,394 scored counties
#31 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 1,152
- 159 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 532
- +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Horry County spend about $166.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,047 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,152 medical and dental practices, that is $144K per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Horry County has 1,152 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 159 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 72.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 532 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Horry County in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 298 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 268 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Horry County.
Population estimates put the population change in Horry County from 2020 to 2025 at +20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Horry County is 40 (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,394 scored counties and #31 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Horry 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 | Horry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 72.6 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 298 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,047 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 527 → 532+1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,633
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $385.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 268Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,152159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,090The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Horry 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 Horry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents 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 |
| 31Horry County, SC | 40 | 1,152 | 72.6 | $144K | +20.9% | #1,686 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Horry 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics47
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Horry County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,152 medical and dental practices in Horry County. 159 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 532 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Another 268 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Horry County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.2M a year, or $1,047 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,152 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 158,779 households in Horry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Horry County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Horry County has 72.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Horry County would have about 1,090, against 1,152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 298 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Horry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Horry County at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. The median household income in Horry County is $66,880 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Horry County scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,394 scored counties.
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