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Medical and dental practices in Barnstable County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Barnstable County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,240 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 806
- 124 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 300
- −16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $175K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 806 medical and dental practices in Barnstable County. 124 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 76.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Barnstable County comes to about $141.1M a year: $1,334 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 806 medical and dental practices, that is $175K per practice, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 300 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Barnstable County in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 353 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 232 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Barnstable County.
Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Barnstable County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,240 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.2 | 72.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $175K | $192K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 353 | 341 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.0% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,334 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 357 → 300−16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,047
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $253.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 232Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 806124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 925The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dukes County, MA | 78 | 36 | 47.5 | $310K | +3.1% | #127 of 2,394 |
| 2Nantucket County, MA | 68 | 28 | 53.3 | $303K | +3.6% | #408 of 2,394 |
| 3Plymouth County, MA | 63 | 1,288 | 63.4 | $226K | +3.5% | #633 of 2,394 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 57 | 2,074 | 61.8 | $214K | +3.7% | #881 of 2,394 |
| 5Franklin County, MA | 54 | 172 | 54.5 | $211K | −0.3% | #1,011 of 2,394 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 54 | 2,102 | 67.1 | $204K | +2.3% | #1,014 of 2,394 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 54 | 1,446 | 61.8 | $202K | +2.9% | #1,015 of 2,394 |
| 8Middlesex County, MA | 53 | 4,885 | 77.0 | $200K | +2.8% | #1,053 of 2,394 |
| 9Suffolk County, MA | 51 | 2,430 | 74.3 | $180K | +0.1% | #1,144 of 2,394 |
| 10Barnstable County, MA | 49 | 806 | 76.2 | $175K | +2.4% | #1,240 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Barnstable County, MA?
There are 806 medical and dental practices on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. 124 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 300 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 232 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $141.1M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 806 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $175K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Barnstable County has 76.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $175K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 925, against 806 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 353 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,240 of 2,394 scored counties.
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