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Dentists and orthodontists in Hendricks County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Hendricks County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #483 of 1,886 scored counties
#34 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
86
15 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
67
+9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$108.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,620 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,620 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Hendricks County spend about $108.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Hendricks County as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Hendricks County in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,002 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Hendricks County.

Population estimates show Hendricks County grew 10.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hendricks County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #483 of 1,886 scored counties and #34 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How Hendricks 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.811.313.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.2M$984K
Households per official establishment1,0021,209952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.8%−3.3%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,620$1,390$1,288
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6368

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 67+9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
534
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hendricks County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, IN8455.4$2.6M+2.2%#29 of 1,886
2Dearborn County, IN8394.4$3.2M+1.7%#35 of 1,886
3Daviess County, IN8354.2$3.1M+2.5%#36 of 1,886
4Morgan County, IN83145.0$2.9M+4.4%#37 of 1,886
5Ripley County, IN8365.2$2.6M+1.6%#40 of 1,886
6Decatur County, IN8265.6$2.5M+0.4%#48 of 1,886
7LaGrange County, IN8197.0$2.1M+1.9%#59 of 1,886
8Warrick County, IN78145.6$2.8M+4.4%#91 of 1,886
9Adams County, IN7764.8$2.7M+2.2%#111 of 1,886
10Putnam County, IN76117.8$1.8M+3.2%#134 of 1,886
34Hendricks County, IN638612.8$1.3M+10.2%#483 of 1,886

Other business types in Hendricks County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Hendricks County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 dentists and orthodontists in Hendricks County. 15 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Hendricks County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $108.7M a year, or $1,620 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hendricks County, IN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Hendricks County has 12.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 111, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,002 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% 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. Hendricks County scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #483 of 1,886 scored counties.

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