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Medical and dental practices in McDowell County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in McDowell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,068 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On medical and dental services · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- 73% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,878
- −10.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 medical and dental practices in McDowell County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $789 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in McDowell County spend about $5.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 medical and dental practices, that is $340K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McDowell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show McDowell County declined 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McDowell County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,068 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How McDowell 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 | McDowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 58.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,078 | 372 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −10.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $789 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $31,559 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,878−10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,467
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 534 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $31,559+14.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $43,863
- Median home value
- $50,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,064
- Daytime population
- 16,847Residents 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 |
| 13McDowell County, WV | 52 | 15 | 23.2 | $340K | −10.9% | #1,068 of 2,394 |
Other business types in McDowell 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in McDowell County, WV?
McDowell County has 15 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McDowell County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.1M a year, or $789 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $340K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,467 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDowell County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
McDowell County has 23.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $340K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, McDowell County would have about 33, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is McDowell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put McDowell County at 16,878 people in 2025, down 10.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,467 households. Median household income in McDowell County is $31,559, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.0%, 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. McDowell County scores 52 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,068 of 2,394 scored counties.
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