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Dentists and orthodontists in the Salisbury, MD metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Salisbury, MD metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #264 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland

Listings
62
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
34
−15.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,095 a household
Spending per listing
$863K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,872
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 dentists and orthodontists in the Salisbury metro area. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in the Salisbury metro area spend about $53.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,095 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $863K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% below 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 the Salisbury metro area was 34 in 2023, down 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,436 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salisbury metro area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Salisbury metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #264 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland.

How the Salisbury metro area 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Salisbury, MD metro area compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureSalisbury metro areaMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.713.413.1
Spending per listing$863K$990K$984K
Households per official establishment1,436923952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.8%−1.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,095$1,322$1,288
Median household income$73,802$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34−15.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
354
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The 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 the Salisbury metro 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 Salisbury metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
131,872+2.9% since 2020
Households
48,818
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
694 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$73,802
Average household income
$94,881
Median home value
$241,200
Jobs located here
49,837
Daytime population
123,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Maryland

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Salisbury metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Maryland

Metro areas in Maryland ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV78937.9$1.4M+7.1%#12 of 387
2Lexington Park, MD727910.4$1.4M+2.1%#37 of 387
3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD451,35212.1$1.1M+0.4%#221 of 387
4Salisbury, MD416212.7$863K+2.9%#264 of 387
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD403,28013.3$975K+1.4%#268 of 387
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV374,02317.0$860K+3.3%#304 of 387

Other business types in the Salisbury metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Salisbury, MD metro area?

The Salisbury metro area has 62 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 15.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Salisbury, MD metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $53.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $863K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,818 households in the Salisbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Salisbury, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Salisbury metro area has 12.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $863K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Salisbury metro area would have about 54, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,436 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Salisbury, MD metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Salisbury metro area at 131,872 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,818 households. The median household income in the Salisbury metro area is $73,802 a year, 9% 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. 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 Salisbury metro area scores 41 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #264 of 387 scored metro areas.

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