Health care · Small-town market · South Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Murrells Inlet, SC area
The medical and dental practices in the Murrells Inlet, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #488 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 450
- 41 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 173
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $66K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 165.9
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Murrells Inlet area has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #488 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 450 medical and dental practices in the Murrells Inlet area. 41 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 165.9, 96% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,090 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Murrells Inlet area spend about $29.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $66K per practice, 57% below 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 the Murrells Inlet area was 173 in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 157 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Murrells Inlet area. Population estimates put the population change in the Murrells Inlet area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Murrells Inlet 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 | Murrells Inlet area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 165.9 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $66K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 157 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,090 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,084
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 94Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 45041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 194The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Murrells Inlet 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 Murrells Inlet area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newberry, SC | 65 | 75 | 48.9 | $201K | +4.8% | #132 of 538 |
| 2Gaffney, SC | 62 | 105 | 47.6 | $197K | +3.7% | #152 of 538 |
| 3Seneca, SC | 55 | 223 | 64.6 | $162K | +6.3% | #225 of 538 |
| 4Greenwood, SC | 52 | 213 | 56.6 | $172K | +1.7% | #255 of 538 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 39 | 189 | 57.1 | $160K | −0.9% | #375 of 538 |
| 6Murrells Inlet, SC | 25 | 450 | 165.9 | $66K | +3.8% | #488 of 538 |
Other business types in the Murrells Inlet 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Murrells Inlet, SC area?
There are 450 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Murrells Inlet area as of September 2026. 41 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. Official counts list 94 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Murrells Inlet, SC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.6M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 450 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $66K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in the Murrells Inlet area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murrells Inlet, SC area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Murrells Inlet area has 165.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $66K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Murrells Inlet area would have about 194, against 450 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 157 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Murrells Inlet, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Murrells Inlet area at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in the Murrells Inlet area is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Murrells Inlet area scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #488 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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