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Dentists and orthodontists in Frederick County, MD
How Frederick County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #877 of 1,886 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 146
- 10 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 dentists and orthodontists in Frederick County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Frederick County spend about $149.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 146 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1M per practice, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Frederick County was 118 in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 887 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Frederick County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Frederick County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Frederick County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #877 of 1,886 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $990K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 887 | 923 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.3% | −1.9% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 118+11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 955
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents 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 |
Other business types in Frederick 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics44
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Frederick County, MD?
There are 146 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Frederick County as of September 2026. 10 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $149.6M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Frederick County has 14.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Frederick County would have about 152, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 887 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Frederick County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #877 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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