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Medical and dental practices in Henry County, VA
The medical and dental practices in Henry County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #767 of 2,394 scored counties
#45 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 45
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On medical and dental services · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,242
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Henry County spend about $19.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $924 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 45 medical and dental practices, that is $432K per practice, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 45 medical and dental practices on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Henry County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,503 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Henry County declined 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Henry County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #767 of 2,394 scored counties and #45 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,503 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $924 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,760 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,242−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,043
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 382 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 131
- Median household income
- $50,760+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,912
- Median home value
- $134,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,777
- Daytime population
- 46,024Residents 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 |
| 45Henry County, VA | 59 | 45 | 21.4 | $432K | −3.1% | #767 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Henry 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Henry County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 medical and dental practices in Henry County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Henry County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.5M a year, or $924 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $432K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,043 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Henry County has 21.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $432K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Henry County would have about 128, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,503 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 49,242 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,043 households. The median household income in Henry County is $50,760 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Henry County scores 59 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #767 of 2,394 scored counties.
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