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Dentists and orthodontists in Waldo County, ME
The dentists and orthodontists in Waldo County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #122 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,693
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Waldo County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #122 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Households in Waldo County spend about $19.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,107 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Waldo County has 8 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 65% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Waldo County in 2023. That is one for every 2,912 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $352K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Waldo County. Population estimates put the population change in Waldo County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waldo 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 | Waldo County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,912 | 1,307 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,107 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,782 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $352K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Waldo 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 Waldo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,693+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,470
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,541
- Median home value
- $257,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,338
- Daytime population
- 35,620Residents 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 Waldo 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 Waldo 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Waldo County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 dentists and orthodontists in Waldo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Waldo County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.3M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waldo County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Waldo County has 4.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Waldo County would have about 20, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,912 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County scores 76 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #122 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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