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Dentists and orthodontists in Will County, IL
The dentists and orthodontists in Will County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,055 of 1,886 scored counties
#49 of 64 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 378
- 63 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 309
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $414M
- On medical and dental services · $1,695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 378 dentists and orthodontists in Will County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Will County comes to about $414M a year: $1,695 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 378 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Will County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 791 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $410K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Will County.
Population estimates show Will County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Will County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,055 of 1,886 scored counties and #49 of 64 scored counties in Illinois.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 791 | 871 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,695 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 288 → 309+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,078
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $116.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37863 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 421The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $410K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
| 49Will County, IL | 47 | 378 | 15.5 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #1,055 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Will 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics67
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Will County, IL?
There are 378 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Will County as of September 2026. 63 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $414M a year, or $1,695 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 378 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Will County has 15.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Will County would have about 421, against 378 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 791 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Will County scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,055 of 1,886 scored counties.
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