Health care · Small-town market · Kansas
Dentists and orthodontists in the Hays, KS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Hays, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #398 of 526 scored small-town markets
#11 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
- Spending per listing
- $992K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Hays area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #398 of 526 scored small-town markets and #11 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dentists and orthodontists in the Hays area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hays area comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,296 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $992K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Hays area in 2023. That is one for every 1,021 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $673K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Hays area. Population estimates put the population change in the Hays area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Hays area compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Hays area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $992K | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,021 | 1,150 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,296 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $673K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Hays 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 Hays area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Hays area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberal, KS | 71 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.9M | −3.6% | #69 of 526 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 67 | 12 | 11.5 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #105 of 526 |
| 3Dodge City, KS | 61 | 9 | 7.6 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #154 of 526 |
| 4Great Bend, KS | 58 | 8 | 7.7 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #185 of 526 |
| 5McPherson, KS | 57 | 12 | 9.9 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #205 of 526 |
| 6Emporia, KS | 50 | 17 | 11.6 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #261 of 526 |
| 7Pittsburg, KS | 47 | 15 | 9.5 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #282 of 526 |
| 8Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 44 | 13 | 9.7 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #311 of 526 |
| 9Salina, KS | 40 | 27 | 10.8 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #361 of 526 |
| 10Hutchinson, KS | 37 | 31 | 12.1 | $1M | −0.6% | #389 of 526 |
| 11Hays, KS | 36 | 16 | 13.1 | $992K | +0.4% | #398 of 526 |
Other business types in the Hays 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Hays, KS area?
The Hays area has 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Hays, KS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.9M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $992K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in the Hays area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hays, KS area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Hays area has 13.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $992K, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,021 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hays, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Hays area at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. The median household income in the Hays area is $63,084 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hays area scores 36 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #398 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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