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Medical and dental practices in Marlboro County, SC
The medical and dental practices in Marlboro County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,923 of 2,394 scored counties
#39 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 48
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On medical and dental services · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.0
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,488
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Marlboro County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,923 of 2,394 scored counties and #39 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 medical and dental practices in Marlboro County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $821 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Marlboro County spend about $8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 48 medical and dental practices, that is $167K per practice, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Marlboro County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marlboro County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marlboro 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 | Marlboro County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.0 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $821 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $34,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 484 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,488−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 480 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $34,301+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,818
- Median home value
- $82,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,341
- Daytime population
- 21,081Residents 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 |
| 39Marlboro County, SC | 34 | 48 | 49.0 | $167K | −3.8% | #1,923 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Marlboro 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy9
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Marlboro County, SC?
There are 48 medical and dental practices on map listings in Marlboro County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marlboro County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $8M a year, or $821 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,789 households in Marlboro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marlboro County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Marlboro County has 49.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Marlboro County would have about 53, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Marlboro County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marlboro County at 25,488 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,789 households. Median household income in Marlboro County is $34,301, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 2.1%, 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. Marlboro County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,923 of 2,394 scored counties.
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