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Dentists and orthodontists in Shawnee County, KS
The dentists and orthodontists in Shawnee County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #980 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 94
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- −11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,351 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,607
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 dentists and orthodontists in Shawnee County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Shawnee County comes to about $101.9M a year: $1,351 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 94 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 10% 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 53 businesses with payroll in Shawnee County classed as offices of dentists, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,424 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $320K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Shawnee County.
Population estimates show Shawnee County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Shawnee County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #980 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Kansas.
How Shawnee 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 | Shawnee County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,424 | 1,150 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.7% | −1.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,351 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,104 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 53−11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $320K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Shawnee 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 Shawnee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,6070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 75,458
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 544 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 327
- Median household income
- $67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,163
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 103,349
- Daytime population
- 200,016Residents 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 Shawnee 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 |
| 18Shawnee County, KS | 49 | 94 | 12.5 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #980 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Shawnee 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Shawnee County, KS?
There are 94 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Shawnee County as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Shawnee County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $101.9M a year, or $1,351 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shawnee County, KS compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Shawnee County has 12.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 104, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,424 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #980 of 1,886 scored counties.
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