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Medical and dental practices in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #252 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 6,131
- 591 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 2,028
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $828.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $135K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,797,213
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,131 medical and dental practices in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. Of those, 591 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 86.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,171 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area spend about $828.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $135K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 2,028 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 349 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,200 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $9.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #252 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.7 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $135K | $151K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 349 | 300 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,171 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,028−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 26,247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6,131591 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5,434The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $9.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 707,408
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $82,330
- Average household income
- $108,120
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Jobs located here
- 729,464
- Daytime population
- 1,773,219Residents 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?
There are 6,131 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area as of September 2026. 591 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 2,028 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Another 1,200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $828.6M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,131 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $135K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 86.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $135K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 5,434, against 6,131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 349 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #252 of 387 scored metro areas.
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