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Dentists and orthodontists in Stoddard County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Stoddard County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #233 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 55 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,226 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,284
−1.3% 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 Stoddard County comes to about $14.2M a year: $1,226 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2M per practice, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Stoddard County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Stoddard County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,862 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Stoddard County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Stoddard County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #233 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 55 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Stoddard 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Stoddard County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureStoddard CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.09.913.1
Spending per listing$2M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment3,8621,321952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,226$1,389$1,288
Median household income$57,957$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7177

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$987K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,284−1.3% since 2020
Households
11,585
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
823 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,528
Median home value
$143,300
Jobs located here
10,266
Daytime population
26,787Residents 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 counties in Missouri for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Stoddard County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO93114.8$3M+11.4%#2 of 1,886
2Callaway County, MO8863.6$3.7M+3.2%#13 of 1,886
3Polk County, MO8665.0$2.5M+6.3%#17 of 1,886
4Barry County, MO8364.5$2.8M+4.8%#38 of 1,886
5Miller County, MO8255.1$2.5M+4.2%#49 of 1,886
6Webster County, MO8296.4$2.1M+10.4%#51 of 1,886
7Lawrence County, MO8196.2$2M+3.7%#60 of 1,886
8Warren County, MO81139.4$1.5M+9.2%#64 of 1,886
9Lafayette County, MO7875.6$2.6M+1.4%#92 of 1,886
10Camden County, MO78158.4$1.6M+2.9%#105 of 1,886
18Stoddard County, MO7176.0$2M−1.3%#233 of 1,886

Other business types in Stoddard County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Stoddard County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Stoddard County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Stoddard County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.2M a year, or $1,226 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Stoddard County has 6.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,862 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 71 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #233 of 1,886 scored counties.

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