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Medical and dental practices in Alleghany County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Alleghany County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,076 of 2,394 scored counties
#89 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 34
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On medical and dental services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $178K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.3
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,546
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Alleghany County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,076 of 2,394 scored counties and #89 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Alleghany County spend about $6.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $948 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $178K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 34 medical and dental practices on map listings in Alleghany County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 53.3 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Alleghany County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 426 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Alleghany County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Alleghany 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 | Alleghany County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.3 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $178K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 426 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $948 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,188 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 341 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,546−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,383
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 447 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $56,188+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,436
- Median home value
- $125,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,716
- Daytime population
- 11,626Residents 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 |
| 89Alleghany County, VA | 30 | 34 | 53.3 | $178K | −4.2% | #2,076 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Alleghany 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Alleghany County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 medical and dental practices in Alleghany County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Alleghany County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.1M a year, or $948 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,383 households in Alleghany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alleghany County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Alleghany County has 53.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Alleghany County would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 426 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Alleghany County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alleghany County at 14,546 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,383 households. The median household income in Alleghany County is $56,188 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.9% 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. Alleghany County scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,076 of 2,394 scored counties.
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