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Medical and dental practices in Roane County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #895 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On medical and dental services · $882 a household
Spending per listing
$359K
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.5
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,317
−4.8% 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 14 medical and dental practices in Roane County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 24.5 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Roane County comes to about $5M a year: $882 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 medical and dental practices, that is $359K per practice, 2.4 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 Roane County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,901 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Roane County declined 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Roane County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #895 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Roane 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 Roane County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.558.484.5
Spending per listing$359K$172K$152K
Households per official establishment1,901372270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$882$1,005$1,288
Median household income$45,778$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$428K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,317−4.8% since 2020
Households
5,704
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$45,778+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,771
Median home value
$122,100
Jobs located here
3,008
Daytime population
12,017Residents 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 Roane 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
11Roane County, WV561424.5$359K−4.8%#895 of 2,394

Other business types in Roane County

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

Questions

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

Roane County has 14 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $5M a year, or $882 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $359K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,704 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roane County has 24.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $359K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Roane County would have about 33, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,901 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Roane County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 13,317 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,704 households. Median household income in Roane County is $45,778, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Roane County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #895 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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