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Medical and dental practices in Portsmouth city, VA
How Portsmouth city, 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,220 of 2,394 scored counties
#62 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 189
- 20 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.9
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Portsmouth city comes to about $40.3M a year: $1,000 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 189 medical and dental practices, that is $213K per practice, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Portsmouth city has 189 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.9, 44% 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 Portsmouth city was 44 in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 916 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $227K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Portsmouth city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portsmouth city declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Portsmouth city scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,220 of 2,394 scored counties and #62 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Portsmouth city 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 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.9 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 916 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −33.3% | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,000 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 44−33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 597
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18920 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $227K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Portsmouth city, 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents 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 |
| 62Portsmouth city, VA | 49 | 189 | 46.9 | $213K | −1.2% | #1,220 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Portsmouth city
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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Portsmouth city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 189 medical and dental practices in Portsmouth city. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $40.3M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $213K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Portsmouth city has 46.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $213K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 264, against 189 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 916 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,220 of 2,394 scored counties.
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