Health care · Metro area · Arizona
Dentists and orthodontists in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #199 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona
- Listings
- 61
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,256 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 144,368
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Flagstaff metro area comes to about $69.2M a year: $1,256 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 61 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 15% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Flagstaff metro area has 61 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in the Flagstaff metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,148 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Flagstaff metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, the Flagstaff metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #199 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.
How the Flagstaff metro area compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Flagstaff metro area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $969K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,148 | 977 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | +3.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,256 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,966 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 396
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 dentists in the Flagstaff metro area, 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 the Flagstaff metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 144,368−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 55,118
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 18,616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,878
- Median home value
- $448,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,472
- Daytime population
- 148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuma, AZ | 83 | 46 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 70 | 35 | 6.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #51 of 387 |
| 3Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 68 | 89 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #65 of 387 |
| 4Tucson, AZ | 56 | 493 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #142 of 387 |
| 5Flagstaff, AZ | 48 | 61 | 11.1 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #199 of 387 |
| 6Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 47 | 137 | 12.3 | $983K | +6.5% | #210 of 387 |
| 7Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 43 | 2,879 | 15.2 | $895K | +7.3% | #252 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area
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 orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy21
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 dentists and orthodontists in the Flagstaff metro area. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $69.2M a year, or $1,256 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Flagstaff metro area has 11.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 70, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,148 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Flagstaff metro area scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #199 of 387 scored metro areas.
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