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Medical and dental practices in Carroll County, NH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Carroll County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,022 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
149
14 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
53
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,238 a household
Spending per listing
$182K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
68.2
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,784
+5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,238 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $27.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $182K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Carroll County has 149 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 68.2 for every 10,000 households, 19% 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 Carroll County was 53 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 412 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Carroll County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,022 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Carroll County compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Carroll County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households68.276.584.5
Spending per listing$182K$174K$152K
Households per official establishment412307270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%−0.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,238$1,333$1,288
Median household income$86,463$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score5461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 53+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
177The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,784+5.0% since 2020
Households
21,847
Median age
52.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
932 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$86,463+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,348
Median home value
$388,900
Jobs located here
19,503
Daytime population
49,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Carroll County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NH656740.3$296K+2.1%#533 of 2,394
2Coos County, NH614330.7$336K+0.4%#693 of 2,394
3Cheshire County, NH5915049.0$246K+2.3%#787 of 2,394
4Belknap County, NH5414956.6$224K+2.1%#1,007 of 2,394
5Carroll County, NH5414968.2$182K+5.0%#1,022 of 2,394
6Merrimack County, NH5242069.0$188K+2.6%#1,102 of 2,394
7Hillsborough County, NH461,33779.2$173K+2.5%#1,375 of 2,394
8Strafford County, NH4540177.0$166K+3.0%#1,428 of 2,394
9Rockingham County, NH441,16391.2$160K+3.0%#1,490 of 2,394
10Grafton County, NH38375101.1$126K+2.2%#1,785 of 2,394

Other business types in Carroll County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Carroll County, NH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 medical and dental practices in Carroll County. 14 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Carroll County, NH spend on medical and dental services?

About $27.1M a year, or $1,238 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $182K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,847 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, NH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Carroll County has 68.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $182K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carroll County would have about 177, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 412 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 52,784 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,847 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $86,463 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Carroll County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,022 of 2,394 scored counties.

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