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Dentists and orthodontists in Ford County, IL
How Ford County, IL 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,191 of 1,886 scored counties
#55 of 64 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,287 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,216
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Ford County comes to about $7.5M a year: $1,287 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Ford County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ford County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Ford County is 43 (lower middle), #1,191 of 1,886 scored counties and #55 of 64 scored counties in Illinois.
How Ford County 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.
| Measure | Ford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,457 | 871 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,287 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,439 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,216−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,828
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $62,439+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,163
- Median home value
- $122,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,845
- Daytime population
- 12,564Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Ford County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Woodford County, IL | 79 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.8M | −0.8% | #80 of 1,886 |
| 2Douglas County, IL | 75 | 5 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #147 of 1,886 |
| 3Grundy County, IL | 75 | 20 | 9.7 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #160 of 1,886 |
| 4Christian County, IL | 74 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #161 of 1,886 |
| 5Livingston County, IL | 74 | 7 | 4.8 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #162 of 1,886 |
| 6Bureau County, IL | 74 | 8 | 5.7 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #168 of 1,886 |
| 7Clinton County, IL | 73 | 11 | 7.5 | $2M | +0.6% | #197 of 1,886 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 73 | 16 | 7.7 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #199 of 1,886 |
| 9Crawford County, IL | 71 | 5 | 6.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #234 of 1,886 |
| 10Kendall County, IL | 71 | 52 | 11.5 | $1.5M | +9.9% | #250 of 1,886 |
| 55Ford County, IL | 43 | 7 | 12.0 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #1,191 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Ford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Ford County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Ford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Ford County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.5M a year, or $1,287 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 5,828 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Ford County has 12.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Ford County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 13,216 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,828 households. Median household income in Ford County is $62,439, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Ford County scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,191 of 1,886 scored counties.
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