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Dentists and orthodontists in Carlton County, MN
How Carlton County, MN 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 1,886 scored counties
#17 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On medical and dental services · $1,420 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,711
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 dentists and orthodontists in Carlton County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Carlton County spend about $20M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,420 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.5M per practice, 56% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Carlton County in 2023. That is one for every 2,013 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.5M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carlton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carlton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carlton County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #224 of 1,886 scored counties and #17 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carlton County 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 | Carlton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,013 | 1,225 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,420 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,573 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carlton 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 Carlton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,711+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,090
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $80,573+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,202
- Median home value
- $245,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,806
- Daytime population
- 32,171Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Carlton County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 91 | 23 | 6.5 | $2.5M | +6.8% | #6 of 1,886 |
| 2Pine County, MN | 90 | 5 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #8 of 1,886 |
| 3Cass County, MN | 89 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #10 of 1,886 |
| 4Chisago County, MN | 85 | 14 | 6.6 | $2.4M | +4.3% | #21 of 1,886 |
| 5Rice County, MN | 85 | 16 | 6.8 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #25 of 1,886 |
| 6Clay County, MN | 83 | 14 | 5.3 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #39 of 1,886 |
| 7Morrison County, MN | 82 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.8M | +1.9% | #47 of 1,886 |
| 8Hubbard County, MN | 81 | 7 | 7.8 | $1.7M | +4.6% | #62 of 1,886 |
| 9Meeker County, MN | 79 | 6 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #84 of 1,886 |
| 10Mower County, MN | 78 | 11 | 7.0 | $2M | +2.3% | #101 of 1,886 |
| 17Carlton County, MN | 72 | 13 | 9.2 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #224 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Carlton 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 clinics75
- Dentists and orthodontists72
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Carlton County, MN?
Carlton County has 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Carlton County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $20M a year, or $1,420 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,090 households in Carlton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carlton County, MN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Carlton County has 9.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Carlton County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,013 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Carlton County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Carlton County at 36,711 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,090 households. The median household income in Carlton County is $80,573 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Carlton County scores 72 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #224 of 1,886 scored counties.
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