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Dentists and orthodontists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #104 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 1,124
- 167 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 824
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,486 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,486 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area spend about $1.3B a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 1,124 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area as of September 2026. 167 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 824 businesses with payroll in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,023 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $18M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is 63 (upper middle), #104 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,023 | 1,209 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,486 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 824−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,446
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $443.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,124167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,273The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $18M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics76
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy74
- Optometrists and eye care61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,124 dentists and orthodontists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. 167 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 824 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,486 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,124 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 1,273, against 1,124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,023 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #104 of 387 scored metro areas.
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