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Dentists and orthodontists in Polk County, MO
How Polk County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 1,886 scored counties
#3 of 55 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Polk County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #17 of 1,886 scored counties and #3 of 55 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Polk County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Polk County comes to about $15.3M a year: $1,267 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per practice, 2.6 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 3,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk County 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.
| Measure | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 9.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,015 | 1,321 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,267 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 93 | 11 | 4.8 | $3M | +11.4% | #2 of 1,886 |
| 2Callaway County, MO | 88 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.7M | +3.2% | #13 of 1,886 |
| 3Polk County, MO | 86 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #17 of 1,886 |
| 4Barry County, MO | 83 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #38 of 1,886 |
| 5Miller County, MO | 82 | 5 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #49 of 1,886 |
| 6Webster County, MO | 82 | 9 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +10.4% | #51 of 1,886 |
| 7Lawrence County, MO | 81 | 9 | 6.2 | $2M | +3.7% | #60 of 1,886 |
| 8Warren County, MO | 81 | 13 | 9.4 | $1.5M | +9.2% | #64 of 1,886 |
| 9Lafayette County, MO | 78 | 7 | 5.6 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #92 of 1,886 |
| 10Camden County, MO | 78 | 15 | 8.4 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #105 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Polk County
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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists86
- Primary care and pediatrics81
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Polk County, MO?
There are 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Polk County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Polk County has 5.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Polk County would have about 16, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 86 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #17 of 1,886 scored counties.
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