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Dentists and orthodontists in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area
How the Waterbury-Shelton, 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #229 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 236
- 26 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $226.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,258 a household
- Spending per listing
- $960K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,258 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area spend about $226.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $960K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 236 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area was 163 in 2023. That is one for every 1,105 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area.
Population estimates show the Waterbury-Shelton metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #229 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Waterbury-Shelton 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 | Waterbury-Shelton metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $960K | $904K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,105 | 882 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,258 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163
- Employees, 2023
- 1,372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Waterbury-Shelton 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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Waterbury-Shelton metro area marked.
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 Waterbury-Shelton 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics62
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 236 dentists and orthodontists in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. 26 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $226.6M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 236 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $960K 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 180,116 households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area has 13.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $960K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area would have about 230, against 236 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,105 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waterbury-Shelton metro area at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area is $86,191, 7% 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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #229 of 387 scored metro areas.
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