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Dentists and orthodontists in Pottawatomie County, KS
The dentists and orthodontists in Pottawatomie County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #7 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 29 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,506 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,186
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Pottawatomie County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #7 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 29 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pottawatomie County comes to about $14.1M a year: $1,506 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Pottawatomie County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pottawatomie County in 2023. That is one for every 2,345 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pottawatomie County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pottawatomie County 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 | Pottawatomie County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,345 | 1,150 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,506 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,325 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,186+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,381
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 841 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $92,325+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,915
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,026
- Daytime population
- 26,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Pottawatomie County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawatomie County, KS | 91 | 6 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #7 of 1,886 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 86 | 20 | 6.6 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #18 of 1,886 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 85 | 13 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #20 of 1,886 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 81 | 13 | 9.5 | $1.6M | +5.9% | #63 of 1,886 |
| 5Jefferson County, KS | 79 | 5 | 6.7 | $2.2M | −0.2% | #83 of 1,886 |
| 6Geary County, KS | 75 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −1.2% | #139 of 1,886 |
| 7Dickinson County, KS | 71 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #240 of 1,886 |
| 8Seward County, KS | 69 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.9M | −3.6% | #284 of 1,886 |
| 9Harvey County, KS | 65 | 13 | 9.5 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #419 of 1,886 |
| 10Franklin County, KS | 64 | 12 | 11.5 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #448 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pottawatomie 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pottawatomie County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Pottawatomie County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Pottawatomie County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.1M a year, or $1,506 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 9,381 households in Pottawatomie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawatomie County, KS compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pottawatomie County has 6.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pottawatomie County would have about 14, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,345 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Pottawatomie County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Pottawatomie County at 27,186 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,381 households. Median household income in Pottawatomie County is $92,325, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pottawatomie County scores 91 for dentists and orthodontists (very high), #7 of 1,886 scored counties.
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