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Medical and dental practices in Henrico County, VA
How Henrico 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,061 of 2,394 scored counties
#87 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,345
- 143 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 558
- −3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $126K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 97.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Henrico County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,061 of 2,394 scored counties and #87 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,236 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Henrico County spend about $169.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,345 medical and dental practices, that is $126K per practice, 17% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Henrico County has 1,345 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 143 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 97.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 558 businesses with payroll in Henrico County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 246 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Henrico County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henrico County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 97.9 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $126K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 246 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.5% | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,236 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 578 → 558−3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,970
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $816.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 340Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,345143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 |
| 87Henrico County, VA | 31 | 1,345 | 97.9 | $126K | +2.3% | #2,061 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Henrico 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics43
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Henrico County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,345 medical and dental practices in Henrico County. 143 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 558 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019. Another 340 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $169.8M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,345 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $126K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Henrico County has 97.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $126K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Henrico County would have about 1,114, against 1,345 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 246 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 31 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,061 of 2,394 scored counties.
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