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Dentists and orthodontists in Oxford County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Oxford County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #435 of 1,886 scored counties
#4 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,346
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dentists and orthodontists in Oxford County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Oxford County spend about $25.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,057 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per practice, 62% 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Oxford County in 2023. That is one for every 1,724 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $292K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Oxford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oxford County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oxford County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #435 of 1,886 scored counties and #4 of 15 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Oxford County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Oxford County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,724 | 1,307 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,057 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,173 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- 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
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $292K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Oxford 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 Oxford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,346+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,140
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,077 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,916
- Median home value
- $217,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,529
- Daytime population
- 49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waldo County, ME | 76 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #122 of 1,886 |
| 2Somerset County, ME | 73 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #192 of 1,886 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 65 | 35 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #415 of 1,886 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 64 | 16 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #435 of 1,886 |
| 5Lincoln County, ME | 64 | 16 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #447 of 1,886 |
| 6Sagadahoc County, ME | 63 | 14 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +3.4% | #475 of 1,886 |
| 7York County, ME | 61 | 85 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +4.8% | #543 of 1,886 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 59 | 14 | 4.7 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #593 of 1,886 |
| 9Hancock County, ME | 48 | 23 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,001 of 1,886 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 40 | 77 | 11.8 | $931K | +3.8% | #1,290 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Oxford 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 clinics57
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics68
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Oxford County, ME?
Oxford County 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.5M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Oxford County has 6.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Oxford County would have about 26, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,724 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. 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. Oxford County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #435 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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