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Medical and dental practices in Lincoln County, ME
How Lincoln 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #937 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 107
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $180K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,595
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lincoln County comes to about $19.3M a year: $1,162 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $180K per practice, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Lincoln County has 107 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 64.5 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lincoln County was 26 in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 638 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Lincoln County is 56 (upper middle), #937 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.5 | 81.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $180K | $143K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 638 | 373 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,162 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,875 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 293
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1076 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,595+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,592
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $76,875+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,809
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,443
- Daytime population
- 32,341Residents 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 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lincoln County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 medical and dental practices in Lincoln County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.3M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $180K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,592 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, ME compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lincoln County has 64.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $180K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 126, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 638 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 36,595 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,592 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $76,875 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lincoln County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #937 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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