Health care · Metro area · Indiana
Dentists and orthodontists in the Evansville, IN metro area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Evansville, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 114
- 18 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 273,786
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 114 dentists and orthodontists in the Evansville metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,365 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Evansville metro area spend about $155.5M 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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Evansville metro area in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,310 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Evansville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Evansville metro area is 70 (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Evansville metro area 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 | Evansville metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,310 | 1,209 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,365 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,232 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 774
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 158The 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 the Evansville metro area, 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 the Evansville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 273,786+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 113,966
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $68,232
- Average household income
- $93,981
- Median home value
- $204,000
- Jobs located here
- 134,954
- Daytime population
- 275,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Evansville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Wayne, IN | 72 | 187 | 10.3 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #38 of 387 |
| 2South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 71 | 125 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #47 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 71 | 67 | 9.9 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #48 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 70 | 84 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #54 of 387 |
| 5Evansville, IN | 70 | 114 | 10.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #56 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 70 | 984 | 10.9 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #57 of 387 |
| 6Terre Haute, IN | 67 | 65 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +0.3% | #70 of 387 |
| 7Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 65 | 45 | 10.3 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #84 of 387 |
| 8Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 63 | 76 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #98 of 387 |
| 9Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 63 | 1,124 | 13.3 | $1.1M | +5.4% | #104 of 387 |
Other business types in the Evansville metro area
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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Evansville, IN metro area?
The Evansville metro area has 114 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Evansville, IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $155.5M a year, or $1,365 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 113,966 households in the Evansville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Evansville, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Evansville metro area has 10.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Evansville metro area would have about 158, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,310 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Evansville, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Evansville metro area at 273,786 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,966 households. The median household income in the Evansville metro area is $68,232 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Evansville metro area scores 70 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas.
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