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Dentists and orthodontists in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
How Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,289 of 1,886 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 34
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $933K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,951
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 dentists and orthodontists in Kenai Peninsula Borough. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kenai Peninsula Borough comes to about $31.7M a year: $1,302 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $933K per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Kenai Peninsula Borough was 29 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Population estimates put the population change in Kenai Peninsula Borough from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 40 (lower middle), #1,289 of 1,886 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.
How Kenai Peninsula Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $933K | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 840 | 859 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −8.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,302 | $1,394 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,538 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 290.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 341 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,951+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,371
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 16,017 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,973
- Median home value
- $323,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kenai Peninsula Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 57 | 5 | 8.7 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #675 of 1,886 |
| 2Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 51 | 51 | 12.8 | $1.1M | +10.4% | #907 of 1,886 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 42 | 39 | 10.7 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #1,213 of 1,886 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 40 | 16 | 12.2 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #1,273 of 1,886 |
| 5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 40 | 34 | 14.0 | $933K | +5.1% | #1,289 of 1,886 |
| 6Anchorage Municipality, AK | 37 | 151 | 13.9 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #1,401 of 1,886 |
| 7Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 24 | 9 | 19.4 | $678K | −5.0% | #1,780 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Kenai Peninsula Borough
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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on medical and dental services?
About $31.7M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $933K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 14.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $933K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Kenai Peninsula Borough would have about 32, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 40 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,289 of 1,886 scored counties.
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