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Medical and dental practices in Essex County, MA
How Essex County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,014 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 2,102
- 223 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 908
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $428.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $204K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,102 medical and dental practices in Essex County. 223 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 67.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,369 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $428.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $204K per practice, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 908 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Essex County in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 652 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Essex County.
Population estimates show Essex County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Essex County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,014 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.1 | 72.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $204K | $192K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 345 | 341 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,369 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 976 → 908−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $885.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 652Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,102223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,810The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents 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 Essex 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics73
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care79
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Essex County, MA?
There are 2,102 medical and dental practices on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. 223 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 908 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 652 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $428.6M a year, or $1,369 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,102 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $204K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Essex County has 67.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $204K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Essex County would have about 2,810, against 2,102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,014 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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