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Medical and dental practices in Somerset County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Somerset County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #304 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On medical and dental services · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $412K
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,973
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 medical and dental practices in Somerset County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $986 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $8.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $412K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.7 times 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 Somerset County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,783 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #304 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $412K | $149K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,783 | 274 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $986 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $566K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,973+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,348
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,802
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,954
- Daytime population
- 21,976Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Somerset County?
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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 Somerset 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Somerset County, MD?
Somerset County has 20 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.2M a year, or $986 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $412K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, MD compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Somerset County has 24.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $412K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Somerset County would have about 54, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,783 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County scores 71 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #304 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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