Suffolk, VA

Suffolk, VA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Suffolk, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

104,699residents (2025 estimate)
51NPI-registered dentists
$92,666median household income
Residents

Suffolk at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (3.1% against 13.6%), then median household income ($92,666 against $80,734).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate104,699Up 10.9% from the April 2020 base of 94,431
  • Median household income$92,666Close to Virginia ($93,170), above the US ($80,734)
  • Median age38.7Close to both Virginia (39.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older15.3%Below both Virginia (16.7%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)33.3%Well below Virginia (42.2%), below the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)3.1%Well below both Virginia (7.9%) and the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Suffolk and Chesapeake (18 miles apart) differ most: 3.1% against 4.0%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (33.3% against 36.9%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Suffolk

Sentara Obici Hospital describes itself as located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA, and as an accredited Primary Stroke Center. Its history page says the Obici Charitable Trust financed the building of the Louise Obici Memorial Hospital and that Obici Hospital merged with Sentara Healthcare in 2006. The City of Suffolk's Comprehensive Planning page lists Suffolk 2045 as the comprehensive plan adopted by City Council on December 16, 2024, and the plan says the city's Historic Villages include Eclipse, Hobson, Chuckatuck, Oakland, Driver, Holland, and Whaleyville, and describes them as pedestrian-oriented, compact, and mixed use. The city's Boroughs page lists Chuckatuck, Cypress, Holy Neck, Nansemond, Sleepy Hole, Suffolk and Whaleyville boroughs.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Chuckatuck
  • Driver
  • Holland
  • Whaleyville
  • Eclipse
  • Hobson
  • Oakland

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Providers

Who practices in Suffolk

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Suffolk, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Suffolk is furthest above the US among podiatrists (2.7 times the US rate) and lowest among chiropractors (0.2 times).

SpecialtyIn SuffolkResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists511 per 2,0531 per 1,340Well below
Chiropractors71 per 14,9571 per 3,311Well below
Dermatologists61 per 17,4501 per 17,857Close
Physical therapists701 per 1,4961 per 1,181Well below
Optometrists121 per 8,7251 per 5,291Well below
Podiatrists191 per 5,5101 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons31 per 34,9001 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Suffolk city, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 15.7% of them, well below the US share of 27.8%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments230Average employment 2,788
  • Offices of physicians98
  • Offices of dentists26
  • Offices of other health practitioners36
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Suffolk practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Room to stand out for chiropractors

    Suffolk has 0.2 times the US number of NPI-registered chiropractors per resident (one for every 14,957 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a chiropractor. See our marketing for chiropractors.

  2. Be easy to find for people who just moved here

    Suffolk grew by 10,268 residents (+10.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025. With that many new residents, we would start with maps and directory listings.

  3. A crowded field for podiatrists

    2.7 times the US number of NPI-registered podiatrists per resident (one per 5,510 residents). A podiatrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for podiatrists.

  4. Get into local search early

    Across the seven provider groups on this page, Suffolk has 16.0 NPI-registered providers per 10,000 residents, against 22.3 for the US. The thinnest group is chiropractors, at 0.2 times the US rate. Fewer competitors to outrank: we would start with local SEO.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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