Health care · Small-town market · South Carolina
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Murrells Inlet, SC area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Murrells Inlet, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #259 of 458 scored small-town markets
#4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,090 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Murrells Inlet area spend about $29.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Murrells Inlet area has 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in the Murrells Inlet area classed as offices of physicians, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 249 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Murrells Inlet area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Murrells Inlet area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #259 of 458 scored small-town markets and #4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.
How the Murrells Inlet area compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Murrells Inlet area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 249 | 803 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +3.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,090 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 in the Murrells Inlet area, 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 the Murrells Inlet area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 66 | 21 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +6.3% | #111 of 458 |
| 2Gaffney, SC | 57 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #177 of 458 |
| 3Greenwood, SC | 53 | 22 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #216 of 458 |
| 4Murrells Inlet, SC | 47 | 15 | 5.5 | $2M | +3.8% | #259 of 458 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 30 | 28 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #375 of 458 |
Other business types in the Murrells Inlet area
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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Murrells Inlet, SC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Murrells Inlet area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Murrells Inlet, SC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.6M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in the Murrells Inlet area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murrells Inlet, SC area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Murrells Inlet area has 5.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Murrells Inlet area would have about 17, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 249 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Murrells Inlet, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Murrells Inlet area at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in the Murrells Inlet area is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Murrells Inlet area scores 47 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #259 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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