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Medical and dental practices in Somerset County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Somerset County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #440 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 68
- 9 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $348K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.3
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 medical and dental practices in Somerset County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.3, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Somerset County comes to about $23.7M a year: $1,020 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 medical and dental practices, that is $348K per practice, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Somerset County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #440 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.3 | 81.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $348K | $143K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 800 | 373 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.8% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,020 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 29+31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 689 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 155The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents 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 Somerset 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Somerset County, ME?
There are 68 medical and dental practices on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.7M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $348K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Somerset County has 29.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $348K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Somerset County would have about 155, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 67 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #440 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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