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Dentists and orthodontists in Scott County, MN

The dentists and orthodontists in Scott County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #243 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
58
13 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
51
+13.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$99.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,807 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
159,017
+5.1% 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 Scott County comes to about $99.3M a year: $1,807 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per practice, 74% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Scott County has 58 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 22%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Scott County in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Scott County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #243 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Scott 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 Scott County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.611.113.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,0781,225952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.3%−2.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,807$1,550$1,288
Median household income$119,314$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7180

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 51+13.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
380
Annual payroll, 2023
$33M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
159,017+5.1% since 2020
Households
54,971
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
434
Median household income
$119,314+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,625
Median home value
$419,400
Jobs located here
52,486
Daytime population
123,757Residents 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 Scott 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
18Scott County, MN715810.6$1.7M+5.1%#243 of 1,886

Other business types in Scott County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 dentists and orthodontists in Scott County. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019.

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

About $99.3M a year, or $1,807 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 54,971 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Scott County would have about 101, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Scott County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 159,017 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,971 households. Median household income in Scott County is $119,314, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Scott County scores 71 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #243 of 1,886 scored counties.

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