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Dentists and orthodontists in Somerset County, ME
The dentists and orthodontists in Somerset County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #192 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Somerset County spend about $23.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,020 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Somerset County in 2023. That is one for every 3,316 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Somerset County is 73 (upper middle), #192 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Somerset County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,316 | 1,307 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,020 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 dentists in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waldo County, ME | 76 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #122 of 1,886 |
| 2Somerset County, ME | 73 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #192 of 1,886 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 65 | 35 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #415 of 1,886 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 64 | 16 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #435 of 1,886 |
| 5Lincoln County, ME | 64 | 16 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #447 of 1,886 |
| 6Sagadahoc County, ME | 63 | 14 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +3.4% | #475 of 1,886 |
| 7York County, ME | 61 | 85 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +4.8% | #543 of 1,886 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 59 | 14 | 4.7 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #593 of 1,886 |
| 9Hancock County, ME | 48 | 23 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,001 of 1,886 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 40 | 77 | 11.8 | $931K | +3.8% | #1,290 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Somerset 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 dentists and orthodontists are in Somerset County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dentists and orthodontists in Somerset County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.7M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Somerset County has 4.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Somerset County would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,316 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 73 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #192 of 1,886 scored counties.
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