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Dentists and orthodontists in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #236 of 526 scored small-town markets
#14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,607
−1.0% 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

At $1,237 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Charleston-Mattoon area spend about $25.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

The Charleston-Mattoon area has 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Charleston-Mattoon area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,487 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Charleston-Mattoon area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, the Charleston-Mattoon area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #236 of 526 scored small-town markets and #14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Charleston-Mattoon area compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCharleston-Mattoon areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.613.813.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,487871952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,237$1,517$1,288
Median household income$56,478$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Charleston-Mattoon 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 Charleston-Mattoon area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,607−1.0% since 2020
Households
20,824
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$56,478
Average household income
$74,657
Median home value
$127,400
Jobs located here
24,356
Daytime population
50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Charleston-Mattoon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Taylorville, IL7753.7$3.5M−1.5%#40 of 526
2Pontiac, IL7774.8$2.9M−2.1%#41 of 526
3Rochelle, IL76167.7$1.9M−0.7%#46 of 526
4Canton, IL7396.5$2M−2.0%#56 of 526
5Centralia, IL7163.9$3.3M−3.4%#63 of 526
6Danville, IL71144.7$2.7M−3.7%#64 of 526
7Lincoln, IL6998.0$1.7M−2.5%#86 of 526
8Quincy, IL-MO65206.4$2M−2.0%#117 of 526
9Sterling, IL64166.9$1.9M−2.6%#122 of 526
10Galesburg, IL61146.7$1.8M−4.1%#153 of 526
14Charleston-Mattoon, IL52188.6$1.4M−1.0%#236 of 526

Other business types in the Charleston-Mattoon area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 dentists and orthodontists in the Charleston-Mattoon area. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area spend on medical and dental services?

About $25.8M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,824 households in the Charleston-Mattoon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Charleston-Mattoon area has 8.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Charleston-Mattoon area would have about 26, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,487 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Charleston-Mattoon area at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. Median household income in the Charleston-Mattoon area is $56,478, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Charleston-Mattoon area scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #236 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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