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Medical and dental practices in Nicholas County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Nicholas County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,011 of 2,394 scored counties
#30 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 46
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On medical and dental services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.6
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,848
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Nicholas County is 32 (lower middle), #2,011 of 2,394 scored counties and #30 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 medical and dental practices in Nicholas County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 22%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 48.6 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Nicholas County comes to about $8.9M a year: $943 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $194K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nicholas County in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 412 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicholas County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nicholas 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 | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.6 | 58.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 412 | 372 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $943 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,639 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,848−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,466
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,639+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,713
- Median home value
- $121,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,859
- Daytime population
- 22,538Residents 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 |
| 30Nicholas County, WV | 32 | 46 | 48.6 | $194K | −2.9% | #2,011 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Nicholas 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics21
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- 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 Nicholas County, WV?
There are 46 medical and dental practices on map listings in Nicholas County as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nicholas County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.9M a year, or $943 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $194K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,466 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Nicholas County has 48.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $194K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Nicholas County would have about 59, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 412 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Nicholas County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 23,848 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,466 households. Median household income in Nicholas County is $54,639, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Nicholas County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,011 of 2,394 scored counties.
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