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Medical and dental practices in Dukes County, MA
The medical and dental practices in Dukes County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #127 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 36
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,470 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.5
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Dukes County is 78 (high), #127 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 medical and dental practices in Dukes County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.5, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Dukes County spend about $11.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,470 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $310K of household spending for each practice on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dukes County in 2023. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $493K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dukes County. Population estimates show Dukes County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dukes 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 | Dukes County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.5 | 72.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $192K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 689 | 341 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,470 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $125,786 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $493K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dukes 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 Dukes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 203
- Median household income
- $125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $207,940
- Median home value
- $1,165,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,891
- Daytime population
- 20,942Residents 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 Dukes 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 clinics78
- Dentists and orthodontists57
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dukes County, MA?
Dukes County has 36 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,470 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $310K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dukes County has 47.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $310K, twice the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dukes County would have about 73, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 78 for medical and dental practices (high), #127 of 2,394 scored counties.
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