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Dentists and orthodontists in Franklin County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #428 of 1,886 scored counties
#23 of 64 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,213 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
99% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,916
−2.1% 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

At $1,213 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $19.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 10 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2M per practice, 99% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Franklin County has 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 2,017 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #428 of 1,886 scored counties and #23 of 64 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Franklin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.213.813.1
Spending per listing$2M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment2,017871952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,213$1,517$1,288
Median household income$56,740$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,916−2.1% since 2020
Households
16,137
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,759
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
8,765
Daytime population
30,865Residents 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 counties in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Woodford County, IL7985.4$2.8M−0.8%#80 of 1,886
2Douglas County, IL7556.4$2.1M+0.5%#147 of 1,886
3Grundy County, IL75209.7$1.6M+2.9%#160 of 1,886
4Christian County, IL7453.7$3.5M−1.5%#161 of 1,886
5Livingston County, IL7474.8$2.9M−2.1%#162 of 1,886
6Bureau County, IL7485.7$2.3M−2.1%#168 of 1,886
7Clinton County, IL73117.5$2M+0.6%#197 of 1,886
8Ogle County, IL73167.7$1.9M−0.7%#199 of 1,886
9Crawford County, IL7156.7$2M+0.1%#234 of 1,886
10Kendall County, IL715211.5$1.5M+9.9%#250 of 1,886
23Franklin County, IL64106.2$2M−2.1%#428 of 1,886

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Franklin County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 dentists and orthodontists in Franklin County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Franklin County, IL spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.6M a year, or $1,213 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Franklin County has 6.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Franklin County would have about 20, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,017 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #428 of 1,886 scored counties.

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