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Dentists and orthodontists in Porter County, IN
How Porter 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #862 of 1,886 scored counties
#50 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 85
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 85 dentists and orthodontists in Porter County. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Porter County spend about $103.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,508 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Porter County was 68 in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,009 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $254K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Porter County.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Porter County is 52 (upper middle), #862 of 1,886 scored counties and #50 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,009 | 1,209 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,508 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 68+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 635
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $254K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 Porter 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 |
| 50Porter County, IN | 52 | 85 | 12.4 | $1.2M | +1.6% | #862 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Porter 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 orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Porter County, IN?
There are 85 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $103.5M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Porter County has 12.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Porter County would have about 105, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #862 of 1,886 scored counties.
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