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Medical and dental practices in Franklin County, ME

The medical and dental practices in Franklin County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,737 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
118
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
25
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,037 a household
Spending per listing
$111K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
93.1
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,824
+4.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 medical and dental practices in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 93.1, 10% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Franklin County comes to about $13.1M a year: $1,037 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 118 medical and dental practices, that is $111K per practice, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Franklin County was 25 in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 507 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Franklin County is 39 (lower middle), #1,737 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Maine.

How Franklin 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Franklin County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households93.181.484.5
Spending per listing$111K$143K$152K
Households per official establishment507373270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%+1.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,037$1,163$1,288
Median household income$58,675$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score3954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 25−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,824+4.6% since 2020
Households
12,675
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,999
Median home value
$194,700
Jobs located here
10,591
Daytime population
27,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Maine, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Somerset County, ME676829.3$348K+2.3%#440 of 2,394
2Sagadahoc County, ME608249.9$242K+3.4%#751 of 2,394
3Washington County, ME584733.1$305K+0.8%#816 of 2,394
4Oxford County, ME5713154.3$195K+4.2%#890 of 2,394
5Waldo County, ME569554.4$204K+2.6%#931 of 2,394
6Lincoln County, ME5610764.5$180K+3.8%#937 of 2,394
7York County, ME5557162.5$199K+4.8%#973 of 2,394
8Piscataquis County, ME554958.4$176K+3.5%#982 of 2,394
9Androscoggin County, ME4635074.5$146K+4.8%#1,388 of 2,394
10Aroostook County, ME4514247.4$215K−0.7%#1,401 of 2,394
13Franklin County, ME3911893.1$111K+4.6%#1,737 of 2,394

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Franklin County, ME?

There are 118 medical and dental practices on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on medical and dental services?

About $13.1M a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $111K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Franklin County has 93.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $111K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Franklin County would have about 86, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 507 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Franklin County scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,737 of 2,394 scored counties.

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