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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Carroll County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Carroll County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #508 of 1,656 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 37
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carroll County comes to about $89.9M a year: $1,399 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Carroll County in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 574 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $454K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #508 of 1,656 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 574 | 578 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −5.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,399 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 112−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 373 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $454K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians 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
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 84 | 9 | 4.5 | $3M | +8.8% | #50 of 1,656 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #126 of 1,656 |
| 3Caroline County, MD | 69 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #279 of 1,656 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 67 | 18 | 5.4 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #314 of 1,656 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 67 | 36 | 5.9 | $2.4M | +5.9% | #321 of 1,656 |
| 6Frederick County, MD | 65 | 77 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +11.0% | #378 of 1,656 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 63 | 56 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #425 of 1,656 |
| 8Worcester County, MD | 61 | 11 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #477 of 1,656 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 60 | 37 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #508 of 1,656 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 58 | 152 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #572 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Carroll County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 primary care and pediatric clinics in Carroll County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Carroll County has 5.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Carroll County would have about 51, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 574 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 60 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #508 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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