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Dentists and orthodontists in Freeborn County, MN

How Freeborn County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
4.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,440
−1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Freeborn County comes to about $17.3M a year: $1,349 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 dentists and orthodontists, that is $4.3M per practice, 4.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Freeborn County as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Freeborn County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,569 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Freeborn County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Freeborn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Freeborn 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Freeborn County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFreeborn CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.111.113.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment2,5691,225952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,349$1,550$1,288
Median household income$71,023$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored80

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Freeborn 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 Freeborn County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,440−1.5% since 2020
Households
12,846
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$71,023+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,926
Median home value
$171,100
Jobs located here
11,051
Daytime population
27,708Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Freeborn County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN91236.5$2.5M+6.8%#6 of 1,886
2Pine County, MN9054.1$3.3M+5.5%#8 of 1,886
3Cass County, MN8953.9$3.5M+4.2%#10 of 1,886
4Chisago County, MN85146.6$2.4M+4.3%#21 of 1,886
5Rice County, MN85166.8$2.2M+4.2%#25 of 1,886
6Clay County, MN83145.3$2.7M+3.6%#39 of 1,886
7Morrison County, MN8253.6$3.8M+1.9%#47 of 1,886
8Hubbard County, MN8177.8$1.7M+4.6%#62 of 1,886
9Meeker County, MN7966.4$2.2M+0.7%#84 of 1,886
10Mower County, MN78117.0$2M+2.3%#101 of 1,886
Freeborn County, MNNot scored43.1$4.3M−1.5%

Other business types in Freeborn County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Freeborn County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 dentists and orthodontists in Freeborn County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Freeborn County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.3M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 12,846 households in Freeborn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Freeborn County, MN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Freeborn County has 3.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 4.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Freeborn County would have about 18, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,569 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Freeborn County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Freeborn County at 30,440 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,846 households. Median household income in Freeborn County is $71,023, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Freeborn County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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