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Medical and dental practices in Cumberland County, ME
How Cumberland County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,960 of 2,394 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 1,833
- 110 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 530
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $173.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $95K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 138.7
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Cumberland County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,960 of 2,394 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,833 medical and dental practices in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 138.7 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Cumberland County comes to about $173.3M a year: $1,311 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $95K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 530 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cumberland County in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 249 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cumberland County. Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cumberland County 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 138.7 | 81.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $95K | $143K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 249 | 373 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,311 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 516 → 530+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,635
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $808.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 428Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,833110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, ME | 67 | 68 | 29.3 | $348K | +2.3% | #440 of 2,394 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 60 | 82 | 49.9 | $242K | +3.4% | #751 of 2,394 |
| 3Washington County, ME | 58 | 47 | 33.1 | $305K | +0.8% | #816 of 2,394 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 57 | 131 | 54.3 | $195K | +4.2% | #890 of 2,394 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 56 | 95 | 54.4 | $204K | +2.6% | #931 of 2,394 |
| 6Lincoln County, ME | 56 | 107 | 64.5 | $180K | +3.8% | #937 of 2,394 |
| 7York County, ME | 55 | 571 | 62.5 | $199K | +4.8% | #973 of 2,394 |
| 8Piscataquis County, ME | 55 | 49 | 58.4 | $176K | +3.5% | #982 of 2,394 |
| 9Androscoggin County, ME | 46 | 350 | 74.5 | $146K | +4.8% | #1,388 of 2,394 |
| 10Aroostook County, ME | 45 | 142 | 47.4 | $215K | −0.7% | #1,401 of 2,394 |
| 15Cumberland County, ME | 34 | 1,833 | 138.7 | $95K | +4.5% | #1,960 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Cumberland County, ME?
Cumberland County has 1,833 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 530 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 428 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $173.3M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,833 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $95K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Cumberland County has 138.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $95K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 1,137, against 1,833 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 249 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,960 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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