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Medical and dental practices in Brooke County, WV
The medical and dental practices in Brooke County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,562 of 2,394 scored counties
#22 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On medical and dental services · $993 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.1
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,142
- −6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 medical and dental practices in Brooke County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 33.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Brooke County comes to about $9.6M a year: $993 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $300K per practice, 97% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Brooke County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 387 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Brooke County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Brooke County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,562 of 2,394 scored counties and #22 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Brooke 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.
| Measure | Brooke County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.1 | 58.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 387 | 372 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $993 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,316 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 25+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 317
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Brooke 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 Brooke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,142−6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,675
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 89 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 245
- Median household income
- $54,316+5.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,922
- Median home value
- $141,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,914
- Daytime population
- 19,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 76 | 86 | 37.7 | $332K | +9.2% | #178 of 2,394 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 74 | 23 | 26.6 | $376K | +4.4% | #231 of 2,394 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 65 | 32 | 43.6 | $239K | +5.5% | #549 of 2,394 |
| 4Berkeley County, WV | 63 | 233 | 45.7 | $247K | +13.7% | #622 of 2,394 |
| 5Taylor County, WV | 62 | 16 | 24.2 | $416K | −2.4% | #642 of 2,394 |
| 6Mineral County, WV | 62 | 32 | 28.8 | $359K | −0.4% | #645 of 2,394 |
| 7Wayne County, WV | 60 | 33 | 20.9 | $464K | −4.0% | #726 of 2,394 |
| 8Preston County, WV | 59 | 42 | 32.8 | $306K | −0.6% | #776 of 2,394 |
| 9Grant County, WV | 59 | 16 | 36.4 | $270K | +0.4% | #780 of 2,394 |
| 10Hardy County, WV | 58 | 20 | 33.6 | $282K | +0.7% | #818 of 2,394 |
| 22Brooke County, WV | 42 | 32 | 33.1 | $300K | −6.0% | #1,562 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Brooke 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors12
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Brooke County, WV?
There are 32 medical and dental practices on map listings in Brooke County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brooke County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.6M a year, or $993 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $300K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,675 households in Brooke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brooke County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Brooke County has 33.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $300K, 97% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Brooke County would have about 63, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Brooke County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Brooke County at 21,142 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,675 households. Median household income in Brooke County is $54,316, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.5%, 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. Brooke County scores 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,562 of 2,394 scored counties.
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