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Medical and dental practices in Caroline County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Caroline County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #372 of 2,394 scored counties
#2 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $331K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,116
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 medical and dental practices in Caroline County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,060 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Caroline County spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 40 medical and dental practices, that is $331K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Caroline County in 2023. That is one for every 961 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Caroline County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Caroline County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #372 of 2,394 scored counties and #2 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Caroline County 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 | Caroline County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.0 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $331K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 961 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,060 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,457 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The 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 Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,116+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,495
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $68,457+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,383
- Median home value
- $290,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,855
- Daytime population
- 25,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| 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 |
Other business types in Caroline 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Caroline County, MD?
There are 40 medical and dental practices on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Caroline County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $331K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,495 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, MD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Caroline County has 32.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $331K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Caroline County would have about 87, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 961 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Caroline County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,116 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,495 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $68,457, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Caroline County scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #372 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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