Market rankings · Maryland
Medical and dental practices in Maryland
Markets across Maryland ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 20,934
- 2,553 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8,633
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.1B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $149K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #32 of 51
- Market score 42 · Lower middle
A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20,934 medical and dental practices in Maryland. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 88.6 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Maryland comes to about $3.1B a year: $1,322 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $149K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 8,633 businesses with payroll in Maryland classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 274 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 127 SBA-backed loans worth $50.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #32 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest (80). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest (58).
Every market in Maryland for medical and dental practices
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maryland, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 80 | 517 | 68.1 | $211K | +2.1% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 73 | 693 | 58.6 | $192K | +7.1% | #40 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 55 | 21,683 | 91.4 | $160K | +3.3% | #153 of 387 |
| 3Salisbury, MD | 47 | 355 | 72.7 | $151K | +2.9% | #211 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 21,556 | 87.4 | $148K | +1.4% | #212 of 387 |
| 4Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 43 | 9,947 | 88.8 | $146K | +0.4% | #247 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 58 | 86 | 63.5 | $164K | +3.4% | #198 of 538 |
| 2Ocean Pines, MD | 39 | 209 | 86.6 | $137K | +3.7% | #380 of 538 |
| 3Easton, MD | 25 | 218 | 132.7 | $91K | +2.0% | #486 of 538 |
| 4Cumberland, MD-WV | 22 | 265 | 68.8 | $144K | −1.3% | #500 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, MD | 71 | 20 | 24.0 | $412K | +1.7% | #304 of 2,394 |
| 2Caroline County, MD | 69 | 40 | 32.0 | $331K | +2.5% | #372 of 2,394 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 64 | 257 | 60.6 | $232K | +2.4% | #592 of 2,394 |
| 4Charles County, MD | 58 | 432 | 71.0 | $198K | +5.9% | #847 of 2,394 |
| 5Cecil County, MD | 56 | 218 | 53.7 | $226K | +3.2% | #920 of 2,394 |
| 6Queen Anne’s County, MD | 56 | 159 | 79.9 | $171K | +8.8% | #939 of 2,394 |
| 7Calvert County, MD | 53 | 260 | 77.7 | $191K | +1.7% | #1,059 of 2,394 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 51 | 946 | 90.4 | $158K | +11.0% | #1,153 of 2,394 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 49 | 722 | 70.9 | $190K | +2.0% | #1,228 of 2,394 |
| 10Dorchester County, MD | 49 | 86 | 63.5 | $164K | +3.4% | #1,247 of 2,394 |
| 11Prince George’s County, MD | 45 | 2,541 | 73.1 | $177K | +0.5% | #1,419 of 2,394 |
| 12Kent County, MD | 45 | 57 | 67.1 | $171K | +2.3% | #1,424 of 2,394 |
| 13Anne Arundel County, MD | 45 | 2,027 | 90.2 | $160K | +1.7% | #1,431 of 2,394 |
| 14Carroll County, MD | 44 | 519 | 80.7 | $173K | +2.2% | #1,480 of 2,394 |
| 15Garrett County, MD | 38 | 59 | 46.9 | $230K | −1.5% | #1,743 of 2,394 |
| 16Washington County, MD | 38 | 428 | 71.6 | $158K | +2.0% | #1,767 of 2,394 |
| 17Worcester County, MD | 37 | 209 | 86.6 | $137K | +3.7% | #1,816 of 2,394 |
| 18Howard County, MD | 37 | 1,399 | 115.6 | $136K | +1.9% | #1,817 of 2,394 |
| 19Wicomico County, MD | 33 | 335 | 82.8 | $135K | +3.2% | #1,989 of 2,394 |
| 20Montgomery County, MD | 33 | 4,648 | 119.4 | $125K | +1.3% | #1,995 of 2,394 |
| 21Baltimore city, MD | 31 | 1,924 | 75.3 | $140K | −2.3% | #2,052 of 2,394 |
| 22Baltimore County, MD | 26 | 3,197 | 96.1 | $130K | −0.7% | #2,195 of 2,394 |
| 23Talbot County, MD | 23 | 218 | 132.7 | $91K | +2.0% | #2,252 of 2,394 |
| 24Allegany County, MD | 12 | 233 | 85.1 | $114K | −1.6% | #2,374 of 2,394 |
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Maryland?
There are 20,934 medical and dental practices on map listings in Maryland as of September 2026. 2,553 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 8,633 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Another 6,637 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Maryland spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.1B a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20,934 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $149K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,362,928 households in Maryland and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maryland compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Maryland has 88.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $149K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Maryland would have about 20,490, against 20,934 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 274 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for medical and dental practices?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 24 scored counties in Maryland, Somerset County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maryland scores 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maryland. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Maryland
- Dentists and orthodontists3,156 listings
- Primary care and pediatrics1,662 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics327 listings
- Chiropractors783 listings
- Physical therapy1,615 listings
- Optometrists and eye care965 listings
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