Health care · Metro area · Maine
Medical and dental practices in the Bangor, ME metro area
How the Bangor, ME 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 467
- 37 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 168
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $154K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 467 medical and dental practices in the Bangor metro area. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 71.6, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Bangor metro area spend about $71.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,099 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 467 medical and dental practices, that is $154K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 168 businesses with payroll in the Bangor metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 388 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Bangor metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bangor metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Bangor metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #137 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine.
How the Bangor metro area 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 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 | Bangor metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.6 | 81.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $154K | $143K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 388 | 373 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,099 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,018
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 470The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Bangor 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 Bangor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Bangor metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 58 | 350 | 74.5 | $146K | +4.8% | #130 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 57 | 467 | 71.6 | $154K | +3.8% | #137 of 387 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 45 | 2,486 | 103.6 | $123K | +4.5% | #232 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bangor 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 clinics57
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy28
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Bangor, ME metro area?
The Bangor metro area has 467 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bangor, ME metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $71.7M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 467 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $154K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,221 households in the Bangor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bangor, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Bangor metro area has 71.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $154K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Bangor metro area would have about 470, against 467 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 388 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bangor, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bangor metro area at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. Median household income in the Bangor metro area is $66,356, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. The Bangor metro area scores 57 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas.
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