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Medical and dental practices in Carroll County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Carroll County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,394 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 519
- 78 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 258
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 80.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 519 medical and dental practices in Carroll County. 78 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 80.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Carroll County spend about $89.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,399 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $173K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carroll County was 258 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 249 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 90 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carroll County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,480 of 2,394 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 80.7 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 249 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,399 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 253 → 258+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,584
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $169.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 90Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51978 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 590The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents 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 |
| 14Carroll County, MD | 44 | 519 | 80.7 | $173K | +2.2% | #1,480 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carroll County, MD?
Carroll County has 519 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 258 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Another 90 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 519 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $173K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carroll County has 80.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $173K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carroll County would have about 590, against 519 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 249 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,394 scored counties.
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