Health care · Small-town market · Maryland
Medical and dental practices in the Ocean Pines, MD area
The medical and dental practices in the Ocean Pines, MD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #380 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 209
- 29 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $137K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ocean Pines area spend about $28.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,185 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $137K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Ocean Pines area has 209 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 86.6, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in the Ocean Pines area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 291 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ocean Pines area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ocean Pines area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #380 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland.
How the Ocean Pines 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 | Ocean Pines area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.6 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $137K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 291 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,185 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20929 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The 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 Ocean Pines 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 Ocean Pines area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 58 | 86 | 63.5 | $164K | +3.4% | #198 of 538 |
| 2Ocean Pines, MD | 39 | 209 | 86.6 | $137K | +3.7% | #380 of 538 |
| 3Easton, MD | 25 | 218 | 132.7 | $91K | +2.0% | #486 of 538 |
| 4Cumberland, MD-WV | 22 | 265 | 68.8 | $144K | −1.3% | #500 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ocean Pines 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics63
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Ocean Pines, MD area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 209 medical and dental practices in the Ocean Pines area. 29 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ocean Pines, MD area spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.6M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $137K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in the Ocean Pines area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocean Pines, MD area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Ocean Pines area has 86.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $137K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Ocean Pines area would have about 188, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 291 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ocean Pines, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocean Pines area at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in the Ocean Pines area is $81,745 a year, in line with 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ocean Pines area scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #380 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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