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Dentists and orthodontists in the Flint, MI metro area
How the Flint, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 216
- 22 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- −11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $218.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 216 dentists and orthodontists in the Flint metro area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Flint metro area comes to about $218.9M a year: $1,308 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Flint metro area was 147 in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,138 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $377K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Flint metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Flint metro area declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Flint metro area is 43 (lower middle), #244 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Flint metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,138 | 1,074 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.4% | −4.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,308 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 147−11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,526
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 223The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $377K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Flint metro area, 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 the Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 83 | 54 | 8.6 | $1.7M | +0.7% | #3 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 71 | 125 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #47 of 387 |
| 2Niles, MI | 70 | 59 | 9.2 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #53 of 387 |
| 3Jackson, MI | 67 | 61 | 9.8 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 4Bay City, MI | 64 | 42 | 9.3 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 61 | 70 | 10.3 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #114 of 387 |
| 6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 60 | 575 | 13.1 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #120 of 387 |
| 7Midland, MI | 59 | 39 | 11.1 | $1.3M | +0.3% | #125 of 387 |
| 8Battle Creek, MI | 56 | 58 | 10.9 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #136 of 387 |
| 9Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 55 | 232 | 11.9 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #151 of 387 |
| 13Flint, MI | 43 | 216 | 12.9 | $1M | −1.1% | #244 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flint metro area
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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Flint, MI metro area?
The Flint metro area has 216 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $218.9M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Flint metro area has 12.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 223, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,138 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Flint metro area scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #244 of 387 scored metro areas.
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