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Medical and dental practices in Wetzel County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Wetzel County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,214 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On medical and dental services · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $237K
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,734
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wetzel County spend about $5.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $967 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $237K per practice, 55% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 25 medical and dental practices on map listings in Wetzel County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 40.9 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wetzel County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,528 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wetzel County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Wetzel County is 49 (lower middle), #1,214 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wetzel 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 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 58.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $237K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,528 | 372 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $967 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,836 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Wetzel 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 Wetzel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,734−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,113
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,103
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,984
- Daytime population
- 12,900Residents 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 |
| 17Wetzel County, WV | 49 | 25 | 40.9 | $237K | −4.6% | #1,214 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 medical and dental practices in Wetzel County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Wetzel County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.9M a year, or $967 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $237K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wetzel County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Wetzel County has 40.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $237K, 55% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wetzel County would have about 39, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,528 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wetzel County scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,214 of 2,394 scored counties.
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