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Dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,226 of 1,886 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 87
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,399 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $89.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1M per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Carroll County has 87 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 80 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as offices of dentists, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 804 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $748K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,226 of 1,886 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $990K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 804 | 923 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | −1.9% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,399 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 80+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 641
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $748K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dorchester County, MD | 72 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #216 of 1,886 |
| 2Cecil County, MD | 70 | 28 | 6.9 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #266 of 1,886 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 68 | 37 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +2.4% | #313 of 1,886 |
| 4Baltimore city, MD | 62 | 131 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −2.3% | #494 of 1,886 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 55 | 81 | 13.3 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #773 of 1,886 |
| 6Queen Anne’s County, MD | 54 | 24 | 12.1 | $1.1M | +8.8% | #801 of 1,886 |
| 7Calvert County, MD | 53 | 42 | 12.6 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #827 of 1,886 |
| 8Harford County, MD | 52 | 113 | 11.1 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #863 of 1,886 |
| 9Frederick County, MD | 52 | 146 | 14.0 | $1M | +11.0% | #877 of 1,886 |
| 10Washington County, MD | 51 | 54 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +2.0% | #895 of 1,886 |
| 15Carroll County, MD | 42 | 87 | 13.5 | $1M | +2.2% | #1,226 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Carroll 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Carroll County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Carroll County has 13.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Carroll County would have about 91, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 804 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 42 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,226 of 1,886 scored counties.
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