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Dentists and orthodontists in Washington County, ME

The dentists and orthodontists in Washington County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,010 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
4.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
84% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,334
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Washington County comes to about $14.3M a year: $1,010 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4.9 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 4,729 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Washington County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.110.513.1
Spending per listing$4.8M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment4,7291,307952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,010$1,163$1,288
Median household income$56,024$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,334+0.8% since 2020
Households
14,187
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,471
Median home value
$161,800
Jobs located here
9,559
Daytime population
29,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Maine, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waldo County, ME7684.6$2.4M+2.6%#122 of 1,886
2Somerset County, ME73104.3$2.4M+2.3%#192 of 1,886
3Androscoggin County, ME65357.5$1.5M+4.8%#415 of 1,886
4Oxford County, ME64166.6$1.6M+4.2%#435 of 1,886
5Lincoln County, ME64169.6$1.2M+3.8%#447 of 1,886
6Sagadahoc County, ME63148.5$1.4M+3.4%#475 of 1,886
7York County, ME61859.3$1.3M+4.8%#543 of 1,886
8Aroostook County, ME59144.7$2.2M−0.7%#593 of 1,886
9Hancock County, ME48239.0$1.3M+3.0%#1,001 of 1,886
10Penobscot County, ME407711.8$931K+3.8%#1,290 of 1,886
Washington County, MENot scored32.1$4.8M+0.8%

Other business types in Washington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Washington County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dentists and orthodontists in Washington County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.3M a year, or $1,010 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Washington County has 2.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $4.8M, 4.9 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Washington County would have about 15, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,729 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Washington County

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