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Medical and dental practices in Fauquier County, VA

How Fauquier 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 #764 of 2,394 scored counties
#44 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
197
18 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
73
+4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,457 a household
Spending per listing
$198K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
73.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,503
+4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Fauquier County spend about $38.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,457 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $198K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Fauquier County has 197 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 73.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fauquier County in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Fauquier County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Fauquier County is 60 (upper middle), #764 of 2,394 scored counties and #44 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.

How Fauquier 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Fauquier County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFauquier CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households73.783.984.5
Spending per listing$198K$151K$152K
Households per official establishment366300270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.3%+0.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,457$1,264$1,288
Median household income$130,189$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 73+4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
832
Annual payroll, 2023
$60.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
54Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19718 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
255The 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 Fauquier 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 Fauquier County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,503+4.8% since 2020
Households
26,720
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,814
Median home value
$573,700
Jobs located here
23,349
Daytime population
58,200Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fauquier County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA931920.5$666K+21.2%#3 of 2,394
2Goochland County, VA892221.3$674K+17.4%#7 of 2,394
3Poquoson city, VA88919.0$721K+6.6%#9 of 2,394
4King George County, VA883130.6$444K+10.5%#12 of 2,394
5Frederick County, VA875816.4$774K+8.8%#14 of 2,394
6Caroline County, VA872420.0$591K+11.3%#16 of 2,394
7Louisa County, VA854227.0$438K+13.6%#35 of 2,394
8Fluvanna County, VA843130.0$408K+6.2%#52 of 2,394
9Clarke County, VA832034.0$395K+5.4%#63 of 2,394
10Powhatan County, VA834539.7$334K+7.0%#68 of 2,394
44Fauquier County, VA6019773.7$198K+4.8%#764 of 2,394

Other business types in Fauquier County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Fauquier County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 197 medical and dental practices in Fauquier County. 18 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fauquier County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $38.9M a year, or $1,457 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $198K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Fauquier County has 73.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $198K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Fauquier County would have about 255, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #764 of 2,394 scored counties.

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