Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Dentists and orthodontists in the Tupelo, MS area
How the Tupelo, MS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #503 of 526 scored small-town markets
#10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 66
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $798K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,167
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Tupelo area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #503 of 526 scored small-town markets and #10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Tupelo area spend about $52.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,016 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $798K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Tupelo area has 66 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Tupelo area in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 977 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $104K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Tupelo area. Population estimates put the population change in the Tupelo area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tupelo area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Tupelo area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $798K | $946K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 977 | 1,252 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | +4.9% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,016 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,170 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 420
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 667 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $104K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Tupelo 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 Tupelo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,167+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,805
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $63,170
- Average household income
- $84,752
- Median home value
- $170,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,715
- Daytime population
- 143,876Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Tupelo area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 71 | 14 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +5.6% | #75 of 526 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 48 | 22 | 8.5 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #279 of 526 |
| 3Brookhaven, MS | 32 | 12 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #430 of 526 |
| 4Oxford, MS | 32 | 28 | 11.6 | $908K | +5.3% | #433 of 526 |
| 5Natchez, MS-LA | 27 | 23 | 11.1 | $810K | −0.9% | #473 of 526 |
| 6Clarksdale, MS | 25 | 7 | 8.3 | $995K | −6.5% | #484 of 526 |
| 7Grenada, MS | 24 | 10 | 7.9 | $1.2M | −3.6% | #491 of 526 |
| 8Greenwood, MS | 24 | 12 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −8.8% | #492 of 526 |
| 9Laurel, MS | 23 | 32 | 10.1 | $942K | −1.5% | #498 of 526 |
| 10Tupelo, MS | 22 | 66 | 12.7 | $798K | +0.8% | #503 of 526 |
Other business types in the Tupelo 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists22
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Tupelo, MS area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 dentists and orthodontists in the Tupelo area. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tupelo, MS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $52.6M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $798K 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 51,805 households in the Tupelo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tupelo, MS area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Tupelo area has 12.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $798K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Tupelo area would have about 54, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 977 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tupelo, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Tupelo area at 133,167 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,805 households. Median household income in the Tupelo area is $63,170, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Tupelo area scores 22 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #503 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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