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Dentists and orthodontists in the Branson, MO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Branson, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #121 of 526 scored small-town markets
#8 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,243 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,001
+1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 dentists and orthodontists in the Branson area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,243 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Branson area spend about $28.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 22 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 31% 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 the Branson area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,279 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Branson area.

Population estimates show the Branson area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Branson area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #121 of 526 scored small-town markets and #8 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Branson area compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Branson, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBranson areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.79.913.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment2,2791,321952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,243$1,389$1,288
Median household income$56,497$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6577

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Branson 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 Branson area

Population, 2025 estimate
57,001+1.7% since 2020
Households
22,788
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$56,497+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,677
Median home value
$218,800
Jobs located here
27,574
Daytime population
57,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Missouri

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Branson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Leonard Wood, MO81116.5$2M+0.8%#14 of 526
2Lebanon, MO8196.2$1.9M+2.5%#15 of 526
3Warrensburg, MO80188.5$1.6M+4.9%#24 of 526
4West Plains, MO75106.3$1.9M+2.5%#52 of 526
5Farmington, MO73156.0$2.1M+2.1%#54 of 526
6Kennett, MO6765.3$2.2M−4.8%#99 of 526
7Sikeston, MO66136.6$1.9M−0.3%#109 of 526
Quincy, IL-MO65206.4$2M−2.0%#117 of 526
8Branson, MO65229.7$1.3M+1.7%#121 of 526
9Hannibal, MO59138.5$1.5M+0.4%#175 of 526

Other business types in the Branson area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Branson, MO area?

The Branson area has 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in the Branson, MO area spend on medical and dental services?

About $28.3M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,788 households in the Branson area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Branson, MO area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Branson area has 9.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Branson area would have about 29, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,279 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Branson, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Branson area at 57,001 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,788 households. The median household income in the Branson area is $56,497 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. 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 Branson area scores 65 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #121 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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