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Medical and dental practices in Accomack County, VA
How Accomack County, VA 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #743 of 2,394 scored counties
#42 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 53
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $274K
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,859
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Accomack County comes to about $14.5M a year: $1,005 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $274K per practice, 80% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 53 medical and dental practices on map listings in Accomack County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 11%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 36.7 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Accomack County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 803 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Accomack County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Accomack County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #743 of 2,394 scored counties and #42 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Accomack County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Accomack County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $274K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 803 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,005 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,993 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 536 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The 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 Accomack 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 Accomack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,859+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,446
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,993+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,387
- Median home value
- $204,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,376
- Daytime population
- 28,876Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Kent County, VA | 93 | 19 | 20.5 | $666K | +21.2% | #3 of 2,394 |
| 2Goochland County, VA | 89 | 22 | 21.3 | $674K | +17.4% | #7 of 2,394 |
| 3Poquoson city, VA | 88 | 9 | 19.0 | $721K | +6.6% | #9 of 2,394 |
| 4King George County, VA | 88 | 31 | 30.6 | $444K | +10.5% | #12 of 2,394 |
| 5Frederick County, VA | 87 | 58 | 16.4 | $774K | +8.8% | #14 of 2,394 |
| 6Caroline County, VA | 87 | 24 | 20.0 | $591K | +11.3% | #16 of 2,394 |
| 7Louisa County, VA | 85 | 42 | 27.0 | $438K | +13.6% | #35 of 2,394 |
| 8Fluvanna County, VA | 84 | 31 | 30.0 | $408K | +6.2% | #52 of 2,394 |
| 9Clarke County, VA | 83 | 20 | 34.0 | $395K | +5.4% | #63 of 2,394 |
| 10Powhatan County, VA | 83 | 45 | 39.7 | $334K | +7.0% | #68 of 2,394 |
| 42Accomack County, VA | 60 | 53 | 36.7 | $274K | +1.4% | #743 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Accomack 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 clinics60
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Accomack County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 medical and dental practices in Accomack County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Accomack County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.5M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $274K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,446 households in Accomack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Accomack County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Accomack County has 36.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $274K, 80% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Accomack County would have about 95, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 803 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Accomack County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Accomack County at 33,859 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,446 households. The median household income in Accomack County is $58,993 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. 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. Accomack County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #743 of 2,394 scored counties.
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