Health care · County · Connecticut
Dentists and orthodontists in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #869 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 53
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
The site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region comes to about $62.7M a year: $1,311 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 53 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Northwest Hills Planning Region as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in the Northwest Hills Planning Region classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Northwest Hills Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #869 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 14.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $904K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,227 | 882 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,311 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Northwest Hills Planning Region?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dentists and orthodontists on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDentists and orthodontists across Connecticut
Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 76 | 22 | 5.6 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #123 of 1,886 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 52 | 53 | 11.1 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #869 of 1,886 |
| 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 47 | 128 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #1,049 of 1,886 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 42 | 101 | 13.6 | $1M | +2.3% | #1,232 of 1,886 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 41 | 236 | 13.1 | $960K | +3.2% | #1,260 of 1,886 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 38 | 329 | 14.3 | $901K | +2.5% | #1,374 of 1,886 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 38 | 449 | 19.1 | $808K | +3.5% | #1,383 of 1,886 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 35 | 598 | 15.3 | $860K | +3.1% | #1,492 of 1,886 |
| 9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 34 | 207 | 17.3 | $769K | +4.1% | #1,532 of 1,886 |
Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 dentists and orthodontists in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?
About $62.7M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 11.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 64, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #869 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Northwest Hills Planning Region?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.