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Medical and dental practices in Braxton County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Braxton County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,739 of 2,394 scored counties
#25 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On medical and dental services · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$291K
91% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.3
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,885
−4.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 medical and dental practices in Braxton County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 31.3 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Braxton County spend about $4.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $912 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $291K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 91% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Braxton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Braxton County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Braxton County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,739 of 2,394 scored counties and #25 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Braxton County compares

The same measures for West 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Braxton County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBraxton CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.358.484.5
Spending per listing$291K$172K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a372270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$912$1,005$1,288
Median household income$50,331$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score3848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Braxton 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 Braxton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,885−4.1% since 2020
Households
4,790
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
511 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$50,331+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,284
Median home value
$117,900
Jobs located here
3,426
Daytime population
11,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Braxton County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV768637.7$332K+9.2%#178 of 2,394
2Hampshire County, WV742326.6$376K+4.4%#231 of 2,394
3Morgan County, WV653243.6$239K+5.5%#549 of 2,394
4Berkeley County, WV6323345.7$247K+13.7%#622 of 2,394
5Taylor County, WV621624.2$416K−2.4%#642 of 2,394
6Mineral County, WV623228.8$359K−0.4%#645 of 2,394
7Wayne County, WV603320.9$464K−4.0%#726 of 2,394
8Preston County, WV594232.8$306K−0.6%#776 of 2,394
9Grant County, WV591636.4$270K+0.4%#780 of 2,394
10Hardy County, WV582033.6$282K+0.7%#818 of 2,394
25Braxton County, WV381531.3$291K−4.1%#1,739 of 2,394

Other business types in Braxton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Braxton County, WV?

Braxton County has 15 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Braxton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Braxton County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.4M a year, or $912 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $291K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,790 households in Braxton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Braxton County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Braxton County has 31.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $291K, 91% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Braxton County would have about 29, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Braxton County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Braxton County at 11,885 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,790 households. Median household income in Braxton County is $50,331, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Braxton County scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,739 of 2,394 scored counties.

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