Health care · Small-town market · South Carolina
Medical and dental practices in the Seneca, SC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Seneca, SC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 223
- 34 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- −5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $162K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.6
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,775
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,045 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Seneca area spend about $36.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $162K per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Seneca area has 223 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 64.6 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Seneca area was 71 in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 486 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Seneca area grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Seneca area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #225 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.
How the Seneca 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 | Seneca area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.6 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $162K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 486 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.3% | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,045 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,388 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71−5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 479
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 237The 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 the Seneca 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 Seneca area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,775+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,515
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 627 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $62,388+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,233
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,938
- Daytime population
- 73,699Residents 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 Seneca 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care85
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Seneca, SC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 223 medical and dental practices in the Seneca area. 34 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Seneca, SC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $36.1M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $162K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,515 households in the Seneca area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Seneca, SC area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Seneca area has 64.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $162K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Seneca area would have about 237, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 486 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Seneca, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Seneca area at 83,775 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,515 households. The median household income in the Seneca area is $62,388 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.0% 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. 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 Seneca area scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #225 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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