Health care · County · Illinois
Dentists and orthodontists in Lake County, IL
How Lake 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,418 of 1,886 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 487
- 49 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 404
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $452.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $929K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in Lake County
The site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Lake County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,418 of 1,886 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lake County spend about $452.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,751 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $929K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 487 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 18.8 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 404 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lake County in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 640 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Lake County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $929K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 640 | 871 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,751 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 391 → 404+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,474
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $155.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48749 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 460The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lake County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dentists and orthodontists on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDentists and orthodontists across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Lake 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 |
| 60Lake County, IL | 37 | 487 | 18.8 | $929K | +0.8% | #1,418 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lake County
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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lake County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 487 dentists and orthodontists in Lake County. 49 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 404 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $452.5M a year, or $1,751 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 487 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $929K 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lake County has 18.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $929K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lake County would have about 460, against 487 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,418 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Lake County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Lake County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.