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Medical and dental practices in Hillsborough County, NH
How Hillsborough County, NH 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,375 of 2,394 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 1,337
- 128 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 585
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $230.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,368 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,337 medical and dental practices in Hillsborough County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 79.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,368 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Hillsborough County spend about $230.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $173K per practice, 13% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hillsborough County was 585 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 288 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 303 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hillsborough County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Hillsborough County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,375 of 2,394 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Hillsborough 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.
| Measure | Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.2 | 76.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $174K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 288 | 307 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,368 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 611 → 585−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,020
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $717.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 303Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,337128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,514The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 65 | 67 | 40.3 | $296K | +2.1% | #533 of 2,394 |
| 2Coos County, NH | 61 | 43 | 30.7 | $336K | +0.4% | #693 of 2,394 |
| 3Cheshire County, NH | 59 | 150 | 49.0 | $246K | +2.3% | #787 of 2,394 |
| 4Belknap County, NH | 54 | 149 | 56.6 | $224K | +2.1% | #1,007 of 2,394 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 54 | 149 | 68.2 | $182K | +5.0% | #1,022 of 2,394 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 52 | 420 | 69.0 | $188K | +2.6% | #1,102 of 2,394 |
| 7Hillsborough County, NH | 46 | 1,337 | 79.2 | $173K | +2.5% | #1,375 of 2,394 |
| 8Strafford County, NH | 45 | 401 | 77.0 | $166K | +3.0% | #1,428 of 2,394 |
| 9Rockingham County, NH | 44 | 1,163 | 91.2 | $160K | +3.0% | #1,490 of 2,394 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 38 | 375 | 101.1 | $126K | +2.2% | #1,785 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Hillsborough County, NH?
There are 1,337 medical and dental practices on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 128 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 585 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Another 303 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $230.9M a year, or $1,368 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,337 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $173K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, NH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Hillsborough County has 79.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $173K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 1,514, against 1,337 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 288 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in Hillsborough County is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hillsborough County scores 46 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,394 scored counties.
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