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Dentists and orthodontists in LaSalle County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in LaSalle County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #887 of 1,886 scored counties
#44 of 64 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 46
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,385 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,773
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,385 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in LaSalle County spend about $62.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
LaSalle County has 46 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in LaSalle County was 39 in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,163 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. LaSalle County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #887 of 1,886 scored counties and #44 of 64 scored counties in Illinois.
How LaSalle 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 | LaSalle County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,163 | 871 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,385 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,045 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 39−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 268
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 466 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,773−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 45,373
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,009
- Median home value
- $161,900
- Jobs located here
- 39,709
- Daytime population
- 97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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 |
| 44LaSalle County, IL | 51 | 46 | 10.1 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #887 of 1,886 |
Other business types in LaSalle 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in LaSalle County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 dentists and orthodontists in LaSalle County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in LaSalle County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $62.9M a year, or $1,385 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 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 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaSalle County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
LaSalle County has 10.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 64, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,163 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?
Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 51 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #887 of 1,886 scored counties.
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