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Medical and dental practices in Dorchester County, MD
How Dorchester County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,247 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties 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 Dorchester County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 63.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,041 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $14.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $164K per practice, 8% 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 Dorchester County was 22 in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 616 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Dorchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,247 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | 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 | 49 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- 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 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 Dorchester 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists72
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dorchester County, MD?
There are 86 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dorchester County 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. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dorchester County, MD 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 Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dorchester County 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, Dorchester County 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 Dorchester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County 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 Dorchester County 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. 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. Dorchester County scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,247 of 2,394 scored counties.
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