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Dentists and orthodontists in the Alexandria, MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Alexandria, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #270 of 526 scored small-town markets
#13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,120
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,430 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Alexandria area spend about $25.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Alexandria area has 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Alexandria area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Alexandria area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Alexandria area is 49 (lower middle), #270 of 526 scored small-town markets and #13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Alexandria area compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Alexandria area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,031 | 1,225 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,043 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 the Alexandria 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 Alexandria area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,120+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,519
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $79,043+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,237
- Median home value
- $321,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,394
- Daytime population
- 39,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alexandria area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Faribault-Northfield, MN | 88 | 16 | 6.8 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #3 of 526 |
| 2Austin, MN | 83 | 11 | 7.0 | $2M | +2.3% | #10 of 526 |
| 3Worthington, MN | 68 | 7 | 9.1 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #96 of 526 |
| 4Detroit Lakes, MN | 67 | 9 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #98 of 526 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 67 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #100 of 526 |
| 5Bemidji, MN | 66 | 15 | 8.3 | $1.6M | +1.8% | #111 of 526 |
| 6Brainerd, MN | 66 | 43 | 10.2 | $1.4M | +4.3% | #113 of 526 |
| 7New Ulm, MN | 64 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #123 of 526 |
| 8Fergus Falls, MN | 58 | 22 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #188 of 526 |
| 9Red Wing, MN | 58 | 21 | 10.6 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #194 of 526 |
| 13Alexandria, MN | 49 | 23 | 13.1 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #270 of 526 |
Other business types in the Alexandria 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 clinics61
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics83
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Alexandria, MN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 dentists and orthodontists in the Alexandria area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Alexandria, MN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.1M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 17,519 households in the Alexandria area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexandria, MN area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Alexandria area has 13.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Alexandria area would have about 26, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexandria, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexandria area at 40,120 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,519 households. Median household income in the Alexandria area is $79,043, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Alexandria area scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #270 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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