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Medical and dental practices in Alexandria city, VA
How Alexandria city, 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,476 of 2,394 scored counties
#69 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 615
- 58 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 273
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,416 a household
- Spending per listing
- $175K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 80.8
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,662
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 615 medical and dental practices in Alexandria city. 58 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 80.8 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,416 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Alexandria city spend about $107.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 615 medical and dental practices, that is $175K per practice, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 273 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alexandria city in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 279 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 171 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $656K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alexandria city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alexandria city grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Alexandria city scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,476 of 2,394 scored counties and #69 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Alexandria city 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 | Alexandria city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 80.8 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $175K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 279 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,416 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 263 → 273+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 171Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61558 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 707The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $656K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,662+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,096
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10,509
- Median household income
- $119,681+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,240
- Median home value
- $735,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,808
- Daytime population
- 161,123Residents 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 |
| 69Alexandria city, VA | 44 | 615 | 80.8 | $175K | +1.0% | #1,476 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Alexandria city
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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Alexandria city, VA?
There are 615 medical and dental practices on map listings in Alexandria city as of September 2026. 58 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 273 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 171 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alexandria city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $107.8M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 615 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $175K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,096 households in Alexandria city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alexandria city, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Alexandria city has 80.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $175K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Alexandria city would have about 707, against 615 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 279 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Alexandria city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alexandria city at 160,662 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,096 households. Median household income in Alexandria city is $119,681, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Alexandria city scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,476 of 2,394 scored counties.
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