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Dentists and orthodontists in Miami-Dade County, FL
How Miami-Dade County, FL 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,781 of 1,886 scored counties
#51 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,727
- 179 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 1,543
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $635K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,802,029
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Miami-Dade County is 24 (low), #1,781 of 1,886 scored counties and #51 of 53 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,727 dentists and orthodontists in Miami-Dade County. 179 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Miami-Dade County comes to about $1.1B a year: $1,124 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $635K 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 1,543 businesses with payroll in Miami-Dade County classed as offices of dentists, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 632 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $18.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Miami-Dade County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miami-Dade County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Miami-Dade County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $635K | $831K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 632 | 968 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +7.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,124 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,753 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,366 → 1,543+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $424.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,727179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $18.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Miami-Dade County, 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 Miami-Dade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,802,029+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 975,411
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,441
- Median household income
- $71,753+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,335
- Median home value
- $463,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,244,071
- Daytime population
- 2,811,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Florida, with Miami-Dade County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wakulla County, FL | 83 | 7 | 5.5 | $2M | +12.3% | #44 of 1,886 |
| 2Levy County, FL | 80 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +12.7% | #65 of 1,886 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 80 | 51 | 7.0 | $1.7M | +11.7% | #77 of 1,886 |
| 4Baker County, FL | 72 | 7 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #225 of 1,886 |
| 5Jackson County, FL | 70 | 8 | 4.6 | $2M | +5.4% | #262 of 1,886 |
| 6Gadsden County, FL | 68 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +2.0% | #299 of 1,886 |
| 7Putnam County, FL | 67 | 17 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +5.9% | #340 of 1,886 |
| 8DeSoto County, FL | 66 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +8.8% | #371 of 1,886 |
| 9Washington County, FL | 66 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +5.4% | #375 of 1,886 |
| 10Gilchrist County, FL | 66 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +14.5% | #386 of 1,886 |
| 51Miami-Dade County, FL | 24 | 1,727 | 17.7 | $635K | +4.0% | #1,781 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Miami-Dade County
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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Miami-Dade County, FL?
There are 1,727 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Miami-Dade County as of September 2026. 179 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 1,543 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Miami-Dade County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,727 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $635K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 975,411 households in Miami-Dade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami-Dade County, FL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Miami-Dade County has 17.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $635K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Miami-Dade County would have about 1,114, against 1,727 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 632 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Miami-Dade County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Miami-Dade County at 2,802,029 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 975,411 households. The median household income in Miami-Dade County is $71,753 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. 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. Miami-Dade County scores 24 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,781 of 1,886 scored counties.
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