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Dentists and orthodontists in Suffolk County, MA
How Suffolk County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #936 of 1,886 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 356
- 31 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 269
- −3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $437M
- On medical and dental services · $1,336 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Suffolk County spend about $437M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,336 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 356 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.2M per practice, 25% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Suffolk County has 356 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 269 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Suffolk County in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,216 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Suffolk County.
Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #936 of 1,886 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $980K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,216 | 874 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.2% | −1.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,336 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 278 → 269−3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $130.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35631 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 444The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 Suffolk 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics74
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Suffolk County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 356 dentists and orthodontists in Suffolk County. 31 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 269 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $437M a year, or $1,336 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 356 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Suffolk County has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 444, against 356 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,216 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 50 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #936 of 1,886 scored counties.
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