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Medical and dental practices in Saluda County, SC
How Saluda County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #248 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On medical and dental services · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $467K
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,680
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 medical and dental practices in Saluda County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 20.9 for every 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $975 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Saluda County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $467K per practice, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Saluda County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Saluda County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Saluda County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #248 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saluda 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 | Saluda County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $467K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 959 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $975 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,009 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Saluda 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 Saluda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,680+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,670
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,200
- Median home value
- $146,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,321
- Daytime population
- 16,117Residents 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 Saluda 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 clinics73
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Saluda County, SC?
Saluda County has 16 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Saluda County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.5M a year, or $975 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $467K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saluda County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Saluda County has 20.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $467K, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Saluda County would have about 49, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda County scores 73 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #248 of 2,394 scored counties.
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