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Medical and dental practices in Giles County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Giles County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,135 of 2,394 scored counties
#92 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 67
- 9 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $102K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,564
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Giles County is 29 (lower middle), #2,135 of 2,394 scored counties and #92 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 medical and dental practices in Giles County. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 100.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Giles County comes to about $6.9M a year: $1,023 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $102K per practice, 33% below 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 Giles County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 609 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Giles County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Giles 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 | Giles County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.0 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $102K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 609 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,023 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,691 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 679 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Giles 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 Giles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,564−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,698
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $65,691+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,220
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,291
- Daytime population
- 14,709Residents 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 |
| 92Giles County, VA | 29 | 67 | 100.0 | $102K | −1.3% | #2,135 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Giles 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 Giles County, VA?
Giles County has 67 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Giles County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.9M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $102K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,698 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Giles County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Giles County has 100.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $102K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Giles County would have about 45, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Giles County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Giles County at 16,564 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,698 households. Median household income in Giles County is $65,691, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Giles County scores 29 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,135 of 2,394 scored counties.
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