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Dentists and orthodontists in Scott County, IN
How Scott 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #241 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,053
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Scott County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Scott County spend about $12.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,230 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 76% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,970 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Scott County is 71 (upper middle), #241 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,970 | 1,209 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,230 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,352 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,053+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,848
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 190 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $56,352+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,102
- Median home value
- $158,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,681
- Daytime population
- 22,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 18Scott County, IN | 71 | 7 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #241 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Scott County, IN?
Scott County has 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Scott County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.1M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,848 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Scott County has 7.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Scott County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,970 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 25,053 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,848 households. The median household income in Scott County is $56,352 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Scott County scores 71 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #241 of 1,886 scored counties.
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