Health care · Metro area · Florida
Dentists and orthodontists in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area
How the Port St. Lucie, FL 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 236
- 42 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $229.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $973K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 568,721
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 236 dentists and orthodontists in the Port St. Lucie metro area. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in the Port St. Lucie metro area spend about $229.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,118 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $973K per practice, in line with 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 178 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Port St. Lucie metro area in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,153 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Port St. Lucie metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Port St. Lucie metro area grew 16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Port St. Lucie metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #187 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Port St. Lucie metro area 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 | Port St. Lucie metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $973K | $831K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,153 | 968 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +7.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,118 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,514 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 178+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,529
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23642 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 233The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Port St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 568,721+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 205,254
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 468
- Median household income
- $74,514+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,666
- Median home value
- $364,900
- Jobs located here
- 168,499
- Daytime population
- 477,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Port St. Lucie metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 73 | 235 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Homosassa Springs, FL | 72 | 53 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +11.1% | #40 of 387 |
| 3Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 72 | 81 | 9.2 | $1.2M | +15.7% | #43 of 387 |
| 4Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 71 | 68 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +21.1% | #50 of 387 |
| 5Tallahassee, FL | 68 | 127 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +3.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 6Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 67 | 195 | 9.7 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #75 of 387 |
| 7Sebring, FL | 64 | 40 | 8.5 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #96 of 387 |
| 8Ocala, FL | 63 | 147 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +17.3% | #103 of 387 |
| 9Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 62 | 286 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +11.2% | #112 of 387 |
| 10Punta Gorda, FL | 61 | 92 | 10.2 | $1.1M | +15.5% | #117 of 387 |
| 13Port St. Lucie, FL | 51 | 236 | 11.5 | $973K | +16.0% | #187 of 387 |
Other business types in the Port St. Lucie 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area?
The Port St. Lucie metro area has 236 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $229.5M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 236 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $973K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 205,254 households in the Port St. Lucie metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Port St. Lucie metro area has 11.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $973K, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Port St. Lucie metro area would have about 233, against 236 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,153 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Port St. Lucie metro area at 568,721 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,254 households. The median household income in the Port St. Lucie metro area is $74,514 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. The Port St. Lucie metro area scores 51 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #187 of 387 scored metro areas.
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