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Dentists and orthodontists in Pinellas County, FL
How Pinellas 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,831 of 1,886 scored counties
#53 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 621
- 94 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 494
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $482.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $776K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 948,563
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Pinellas County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #1,831 of 1,886 scored counties and #53 of 53 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 621 dentists and orthodontists in Pinellas County. Of those, 94 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Pinellas County spend about $482.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,125 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $776K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 21% 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.
Official counts show 494 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pinellas County in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $19.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pinellas County. Population estimates show Pinellas County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pinellas 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 | Pinellas County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $776K | $831K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 867 | 968 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +7.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,125 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,646 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 468 → 494+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $217.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 490The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $19.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 948,563−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 428,473
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,518
- Median household income
- $72,646+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,876
- Median home value
- $355,100
- Jobs located here
- 491,465
- Daytime population
- 1,008,495Residents 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 Pinellas 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 |
| 53Pinellas County, FL | 18 | 621 | 14.5 | $776K | −1.2% | #1,831 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pinellas 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 clinics17
- Dentists and orthodontists18
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors21
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pinellas County, FL?
There are 621 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pinellas County as of September 2026. 94 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 494 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Pinellas County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $482.1M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 621 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $776K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 428,473 households in Pinellas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinellas County, FL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pinellas County has 14.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $776K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pinellas County would have about 490, against 621 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pinellas County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pinellas County at 948,563 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 428,473 households. The median household income in Pinellas County is $72,646 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. Pinellas County scores 18 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,831 of 1,886 scored counties.
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