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Dentists and orthodontists in Volusia County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Volusia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #983 of 1,886 scored counties
#30 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
242
53 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
188
−3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$259.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,072 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 242 dentists and orthodontists in Volusia County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,072 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Volusia County spend about $259.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 9% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Volusia County was 188 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Volusia County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Volusia County is 49 (lower middle), #983 of 1,886 scored counties and #30 of 53 scored counties in Florida.

How Volusia 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.013.613.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$831K$984K
Households per official establishment1,287968952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.1%+7.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,072$1,132$1,288
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
194 → 188−3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,356
Annual payroll, 2023
$87.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
24253 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Volusia 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 Volusia County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Florida, with Volusia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL8375.5$2M+12.3%#44 of 1,886
2Levy County, FL8073.8$2.6M+12.7%#65 of 1,886
3Santa Rosa County, FL80517.0$1.7M+11.7%#77 of 1,886
4Baker County, FL7277.6$1.5M+5.8%#225 of 1,886
5Jackson County, FL7084.6$2M+5.4%#262 of 1,886
6Gadsden County, FL6853.0$3.1M+2.0%#299 of 1,886
7Putnam County, FL67175.4$1.7M+5.9%#340 of 1,886
8DeSoto County, FL6664.7$1.9M+8.8%#371 of 1,886
9Washington County, FL6655.4$1.8M+5.4%#375 of 1,886
10Gilchrist County, FL6657.0$1.5M+14.5%#386 of 1,886
30Volusia County, FL4924210.0$1.1M+9.1%#983 of 1,886

Other business types in Volusia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Volusia County, FL?

Volusia County has 242 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $259.3M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 242 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Volusia County has 10.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Volusia County would have about 264, against 242 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #983 of 1,886 scored counties.

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