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Dentists and orthodontists in Houston County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Houston County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #439 of 1,886 scored counties
#24 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,400
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 dentists and orthodontists in Houston County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,441 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $11.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 8 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.5M per practice, 49% 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 Houston County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,034 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Houston County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Houston County is 64 (upper middle), #439 of 1,886 scored counties and #24 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,034 | 1,225 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,441 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,825 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,400−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,134
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $79,825+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,996
- Median home value
- $239,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,470
- Daytime population
- 15,004Residents 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 Houston 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 |
| 24Houston County, MN | 64 | 8 | 9.8 | $1.5M | −2.3% | #439 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Houston County, MN?
There are 8 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.7M a year, or $1,441 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 8,134 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, MN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Houston County has 9.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Houston County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,034 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 18,400 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,134 households. The median household income in Houston County is $79,825 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Houston County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #439 of 1,886 scored counties.
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