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Dentists and orthodontists in Elkhart County, IN
How Elkhart County, IN 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #789 of 1,886 scored counties
#47 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 76
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 dentists and orthodontists in Elkhart County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Elkhart County comes to about $97.8M a year: $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 31% 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 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Elkhart County in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elkhart County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elkhart County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #789 of 1,886 scored counties and #47 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,247 | 1,209 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,353 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 58+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 609
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 767 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Elkhart County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, IN | 84 | 5 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #29 of 1,886 |
| 2Dearborn County, IN | 83 | 9 | 4.4 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #35 of 1,886 |
| 3Daviess County, IN | 83 | 5 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +2.5% | #36 of 1,886 |
| 4Morgan County, IN | 83 | 14 | 5.0 | $2.9M | +4.4% | #37 of 1,886 |
| 5Ripley County, IN | 83 | 6 | 5.2 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #40 of 1,886 |
| 6Decatur County, IN | 82 | 6 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #48 of 1,886 |
| 7LaGrange County, IN | 81 | 9 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #59 of 1,886 |
| 8Warrick County, IN | 78 | 14 | 5.6 | $2.8M | +4.4% | #91 of 1,886 |
| 9Adams County, IN | 77 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #111 of 1,886 |
| 10Putnam County, IN | 76 | 11 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #134 of 1,886 |
| 47Elkhart County, IN | 54 | 76 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #789 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Elkhart 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Elkhart County, IN?
There are 76 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Elkhart County as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $97.8M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Elkhart County has 10.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 99, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 54 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #789 of 1,886 scored counties.
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