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Medical and dental practices in Franklin County, MA
The medical and dental practices in Franklin County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,011 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 172
- 11 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,150 a household
- Spending per listing
- $211K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.5
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,698
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Franklin County comes to about $36.3M a year: $1,150 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 172 medical and dental practices, that is $211K per practice, 38% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 172 medical and dental practices on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.5, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Franklin County was 37 in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 853 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,011 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.5 | 72.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $211K | $192K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 853 | 341 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.6% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,150 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,907 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 37−19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 236
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,698−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,570
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $74,907+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,042
- Median home value
- $329,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,416
- Daytime population
- 59,931Residents 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 Franklin 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 orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Franklin County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 172 medical and dental practices in Franklin County. 11 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $36.3M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $211K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,570 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Franklin County has 54.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $211K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Franklin County would have about 238, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 853 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 70,698 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,570 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $74,907 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Franklin County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,011 of 2,394 scored counties.
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