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Medical and dental practices in the Roanoke, VA metro area
How the Roanoke, VA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #358 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,744
- 188 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 415
- +12.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $81K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 132.6
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 316,547
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Roanoke metro area has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #358 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,075 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Roanoke metro area spend about $141.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,744 medical and dental practices, that is $81K per practice, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Roanoke metro area has 1,744 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 188 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 132.6 per 10,000 households, 57% above 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 the Roanoke metro area was 415 in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 317 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $763K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Roanoke metro area. Population estimates show the Roanoke metro area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Roanoke metro area 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 | Roanoke metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 132.6 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $81K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 317 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.7% | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,075 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,761 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 415+12.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $511.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 274Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,744188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 927The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $763K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Roanoke metro area, 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 the Roanoke metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 316,547+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 131,510
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $68,761+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,709
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 158,052
- Daytime population
- 332,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lynchburg, VA | 66 | 565 | 54.6 | $193K | +2.9% | #72 of 387 |
| 2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 65 | 302 | 57.8 | $186K | +3.2% | #79 of 387 |
| 3Richmond, VA | 62 | 3,918 | 73.4 | $165K | +5.5% | #103 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 56 | 414 | 74.6 | $158K | +6.5% | #141 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 55 | 21,683 | 91.4 | $160K | +3.3% | #153 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 812 | 62.0 | $161K | +2.3% | #226 of 387 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 43 | 6,131 | 86.7 | $135K | +0.9% | #252 of 387 |
| 6Charlottesville, VA | 36 | 1,022 | 113.0 | $112K | +3.1% | #317 of 387 |
| 7Harrisonburg, VA | 33 | 467 | 93.3 | $118K | +3.5% | #329 of 387 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 25 | 1,744 | 132.6 | $81K | +0.4% | #358 of 387 |
Other business types in the Roanoke metro area
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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Roanoke, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,744 medical and dental practices in the Roanoke metro area. 188 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 415 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019. Another 274 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Roanoke, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $141.4M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,744 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $81K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,510 households in the Roanoke metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Roanoke, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Roanoke metro area has 132.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $81K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Roanoke metro area would have about 927, against 1,744 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 317 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Roanoke, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Roanoke metro area at 316,547 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,510 households. The median household income in the Roanoke metro area is $68,761 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Roanoke metro area scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #358 of 387 scored metro areas.
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