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Dentists and orthodontists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #317 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 656
- 63 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 511
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $522M
- On medical and dental services · $1,470 a household
- Spending per listing
- $796K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #317 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area comes to about $522M a year: $1,470 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $796K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 656 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 511 businesses with payroll in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 14.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $796K | $904K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 695 | 882 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,470 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 511
- Employees, 2023
- 3,910
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $246.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65663 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 531The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 55 | 128 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #152 of 387 |
| 2Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 45 | 236 | 13.1 | $960K | +3.2% | #229 of 387 |
| 3New Haven, CT | 38 | 329 | 14.3 | $901K | +2.5% | #289 of 387 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 35 | 656 | 18.5 | $796K | +3.7% | #317 of 387 |
| 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 34 | 699 | 15.0 | $882K | +3.0% | #325 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 656 dentists and orthodontists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 63 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 511 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $522M a year, or $1,470 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 656 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $796K 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 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 18.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $796K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 531, against 656 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #317 of 387 scored metro areas.
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