Health care · Metro area · Maryland
Medical and dental practices in the Lexington Park, MD metro area
How the Lexington Park, MD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #15 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 517
- 91 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 187
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,440 a household
- Spending per listing
- $211K
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 68.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,176
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Lexington Park metro area has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #15 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for medical and dental practices.
Households in the Lexington Park metro area spend about $109.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,440 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $211K per practice, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 517 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Lexington Park metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 18%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 68.1, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Lexington Park metro area was 187 in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 406 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lexington Park metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lexington Park metro 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 | Lexington Park metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 68.1 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $211K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 406 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,440 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $126,256 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 187−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $199.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51791 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 717The 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 Lexington Park metro 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 Lexington Park metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,176+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 75,901
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 366
- Median household income
- $126,256
- Average household income
- $149,864
- Median home value
- $434,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,104
- Daytime population
- 183,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 80 | 517 | 68.1 | $211K | +2.1% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 73 | 693 | 58.6 | $192K | +7.1% | #40 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 55 | 21,683 | 91.4 | $160K | +3.3% | #153 of 387 |
| 3Salisbury, MD | 47 | 355 | 72.7 | $151K | +2.9% | #211 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 21,556 | 87.4 | $148K | +1.4% | #212 of 387 |
| 4Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 43 | 9,947 | 88.8 | $146K | +0.4% | #247 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lexington Park metro 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 clinics80
- Dentists and orthodontists72
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors84
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Lexington Park, MD metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 517 medical and dental practices in the Lexington Park metro area. 91 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 187 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lexington Park, MD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $109.3M a year, or $1,440 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 517 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $211K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,901 households in the Lexington Park metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington Park, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Lexington Park metro area has 68.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $211K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Lexington Park metro area would have about 717, against 517 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington Park, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington Park metro area at 211,176 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,901 households. The median household income in the Lexington Park metro area is $126,256 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lexington Park metro area scores 80 for medical and dental practices (high), #15 of 387 scored metro areas.
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