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Dentists and orthodontists in Polk County, FL
How Polk 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 1,886 scored counties
#16 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 235
- 56 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $302.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,046 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 235 dentists and orthodontists in Polk County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Polk County comes to about $302.7M a year: $1,046 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 235 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 31% above 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 181 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as offices of dentists, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,599 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Polk County.
Population estimates show Polk County grew 19.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #546 of 1,886 scored counties and #16 of 53 scored counties in Florida.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $831K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,599 | 968 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +7.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,046 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 181+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23556 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 308The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents 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 Polk 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 |
| 16Polk County, FL | 61 | 235 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #546 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Polk 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics73
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Polk County, FL?
Polk County has 235 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 56 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $302.7M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Polk County has 8.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Polk County would have about 308, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,599 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 61 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #546 of 1,886 scored counties.
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