Health care · Small-town market · Arkansas
Dentists and orthodontists in the Arkadelphia, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Arkadelphia, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #524 of 526 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On medical and dental services · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $637K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,938
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Arkadelphia area scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #524 of 526 scored small-town markets and #14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 dentists and orthodontists in the Arkadelphia area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Arkadelphia area comes to about $7.6M a year: $941 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $637K per practice, 35% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Arkadelphia area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Arkadelphia area declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Arkadelphia area compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Arkadelphia area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $637K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,015 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $941 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,034 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,938−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,121
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,512
- Median home value
- $155,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,786
- Daytime population
- 20,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Arkadelphia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Malvern, AR | 68 | 6 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.1% | #92 of 526 |
| 2Paragould, AR | 44 | 20 | 11.1 | $875K | +3.4% | #323 of 526 |
| 3Camden, AR | 40 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.4M | −3.6% | #359 of 526 |
| 4Mountain Home, AR | 39 | 22 | 11.4 | $824K | +3.1% | #376 of 526 |
| 5Blytheville, AR | 38 | 13 | 8.4 | $1.1M | −6.7% | #378 of 526 |
| 6Russellville, AR | 36 | 30 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #394 of 526 |
| 7Searcy, AR | 36 | 32 | 10.8 | $886K | +4.2% | #401 of 526 |
| 8Pine Bluff, AR | 34 | 24 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −5.6% | #410 of 526 |
| 9Magnolia, AR | 33 | 7 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −3.7% | #418 of 526 |
| 10Harrison, AR | 33 | 18 | 9.7 | $985K | +2.4% | #421 of 526 |
| 14Arkadelphia, AR | 9 | 12 | 14.8 | $637K | −2.2% | #524 of 526 |
Other business types in the Arkadelphia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Arkadelphia, AR area?
The Arkadelphia area has 12 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Arkadelphia, AR area spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.6M a year, or $941 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $637K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in the Arkadelphia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Arkadelphia, AR area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Arkadelphia area has 14.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $637K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Arkadelphia area would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Arkadelphia, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Arkadelphia area at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in the Arkadelphia area is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Arkadelphia area scores 9 for dentists and orthodontists (very low), #524 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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