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Medical and dental practices in Williamsburg County, SC
How Williamsburg 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,162 of 2,394 scored counties
#19 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On medical and dental services · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.2
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,662
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 medical and dental practices in Williamsburg County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 34.2 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Williamsburg County comes to about $10.8M a year: $879 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 medical and dental practices, that is $257K per practice, 69% 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 Williamsburg County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,049 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Williamsburg County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Williamsburg County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,162 of 2,394 scored counties and #19 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Williamsburg 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 | Williamsburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.2 | 77.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,049 | 340 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $879 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $46,213 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,662−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,291
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 934 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,459
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,315
- Daytime population
- 24,639Residents 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 |
| 19Williamsburg County, SC | 50 | 42 | 34.2 | $257K | −4.0% | #1,162 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Williamsburg 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- 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 Williamsburg County, SC?
Williamsburg County has 42 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamsburg County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.8M a year, or $879 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $257K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamsburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Williamsburg County has 34.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $257K, 69% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Williamsburg County would have about 71, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,049 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County scores 50 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,162 of 2,394 scored counties.
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