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Dentists and orthodontists in Piscataquis County, ME
The dentists and orthodontists in Piscataquis County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,385 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $785K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,409
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Piscataquis County spend about $8.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,030 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $785K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Piscataquis County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Piscataquis County in 2023. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Piscataquis County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Piscataquis County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,385 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Piscataquis 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 | Piscataquis County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $785K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,677 | 1,307 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,030 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,345 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,409+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,385
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $61,345+50.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,023
- Median home value
- $170,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,344
- Daytime population
- 15,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Piscataquis County, ME | 38 | 11 | 13.1 | $785K | +3.5% | #1,385 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 dentists and orthodontists in Piscataquis County. None of them 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 Piscataquis County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $785K 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 8,385 households in Piscataquis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Piscataquis County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Piscataquis County has 13.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $785K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Piscataquis County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Piscataquis County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Piscataquis County at 17,409 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,385 households. Median household income in Piscataquis County is $61,345, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.0%, 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. Piscataquis County scores 38 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,385 of 1,886 scored counties.
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