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Medical and dental practices in Rockingham County, NH
How Rockingham 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,490 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 1,163
- 122 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 541
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $185.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $160K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 91.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,077
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,163 medical and dental practices in Rockingham County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 91.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Rockingham County spend about $185.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,454 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $160K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 541 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rockingham County in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 297 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rockingham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rockingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Rockingham County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,490 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Rockingham 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 | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 91.2 | 76.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $160K | $174K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 236 | 307 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | −0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,454 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $118,331 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 508 → 541+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $559.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 297Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,163122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,077+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 127,570
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 696 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $118,331+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,721
- Median home value
- $497,500
- Jobs located here
- 168,917
- Daytime population
- 311,815Residents 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 Rockingham 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics60
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rockingham County, NH?
There are 1,163 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rockingham County as of September 2026. 122 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 541 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 297 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockingham County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $185.5M a year, or $1,454 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,163 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $160K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 127,570 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockingham County, NH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rockingham County has 91.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $160K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 1,216, against 1,163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockingham County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Rockingham County at 324,077 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,570 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $118,331, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Rockingham County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,490 of 2,394 scored counties.
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