Health care · Small-town market · Maryland
Medical and dental practices in the Cambridge, MD area
The medical and dental practices in the Cambridge, MD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #198 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 86
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,041 a household
- Spending per listing
- $164K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 medical and dental practices in the Cambridge area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 63.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Cambridge area spend about $14.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,041 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $164K per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Cambridge area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 616 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cambridge area grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Cambridge area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #198 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland.
How the Cambridge area compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Cambridge area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.5 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $164K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 616 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.5% | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,041 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The 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 the Cambridge area, 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 the Cambridge area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cambridge area
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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Cambridge, MD area?
There are 86 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Cambridge area as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cambridge, MD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.1M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $164K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,546 households in the Cambridge area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cambridge, MD area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Cambridge area has 63.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $164K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Cambridge area would have about 93, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 616 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cambridge, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Cambridge area at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in the Cambridge area is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Cambridge area scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #198 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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