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Dentists and orthodontists in Plymouth County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Plymouth County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #758 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 234
- 19 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 203
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,435 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Plymouth County comes to about $291.5M a year: $1,435 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 234 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Plymouth County as of September 2026. 19 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Plymouth County was 203 in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,001 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $8.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Plymouth County.
Population estimates put the population change in Plymouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Plymouth County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #758 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Plymouth County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $980K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,001 | 874 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | −1.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,435 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 211 → 203−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,632
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $116.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 296The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $8.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dukes County, MA | 57 | 11 | 14.5 | $1M | +3.1% | #694 of 1,886 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 55 | 234 | 11.5 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #758 of 1,886 |
| 3Franklin County, MA | 54 | 25 | 7.9 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #782 of 1,886 |
| 4Nantucket County, MA | 52 | 7 | 13.3 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #864 of 1,886 |
| 5Suffolk County, MA | 50 | 356 | 10.9 | $1.2M | +0.1% | #936 of 1,886 |
| 6Barnstable County, MA | 48 | 128 | 12.1 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #1,010 of 1,886 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 47 | 269 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #1,056 of 1,886 |
| 8Hampshire County, MA | 46 | 80 | 12.9 | $980K | +10.4% | #1,108 of 1,886 |
| 9Worcester County, MA | 42 | 451 | 13.4 | $983K | +3.7% | #1,236 of 1,886 |
| 10Middlesex County, MA | 39 | 1,094 | 17.2 | $892K | +2.8% | #1,335 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Plymouth 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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics78
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Plymouth County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 234 dentists and orthodontists in Plymouth County. 19 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $291.5M a year, or $1,435 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 234 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Plymouth County has 11.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 296, against 234 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,001 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 55 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #758 of 1,886 scored counties.
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