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Medical and dental practices in Frederick County, MD
The medical and dental practices in Frederick County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,153 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 946
- 105 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 381
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $158K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Frederick County spend about $149.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $158K per practice, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Frederick County has 946 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 90.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 381 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Frederick County in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 248 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Frederick County.
Population estimates show Frederick County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Frederick County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,153 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.4 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $158K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 275 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 367 → 381+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,660
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $263.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 248Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 946105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 981The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents 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 Frederick 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics44
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Frederick County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 946 medical and dental practices in Frederick County. 105 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 381 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Another 248 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $149.6M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 946 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $158K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Frederick County has 90.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $158K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Frederick County would have about 981, against 946 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Frederick County scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,153 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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