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Medical and dental practices in the New Haven, CT metro area
How the New Haven, CT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #239 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 2,051
- 262 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 865
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $296.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $145K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.9
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,051 medical and dental practices in the New Haven metro area. Of those, 262 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 88.9, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the New Haven metro area spend about $296.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,285 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $145K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 865 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the New Haven metro area in 2023. That is one for every 267 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 759 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the New Haven metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New Haven metro area grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the New Haven metro area is 44 (lower middle), #239 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the New Haven metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | New Haven metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 88.9 | 95.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $145K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 267 | 254 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 865
- Employees, 2023
- 19,527
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 759Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,051262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,944The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the New Haven 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 New Haven metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 57 | 896 | 77.4 | $161K | +2.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 2Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 50 | 1,538 | 85.4 | $147K | +3.2% | #195 of 387 |
| 3New Haven, CT | 44 | 2,051 | 88.9 | $145K | +2.5% | #239 of 387 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 42 | 3,982 | 112.2 | $131K | +3.7% | #261 of 387 |
| 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 38 | 4,724 | 101.6 | $130K | +3.0% | #295 of 387 |
Other business types in the New Haven metro area
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 orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics56
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the New Haven, CT metro area?
The New Haven metro area has 2,051 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 262 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 865 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 759 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New Haven, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $296.4M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,051 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $145K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the New Haven metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Haven, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The New Haven metro area has 88.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $145K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the New Haven metro area would have about 1,944, against 2,051 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 267 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is the New Haven, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New Haven metro area at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. Median household income in the New Haven metro area is $88,197, 9% above 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 New Haven metro area scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #239 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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