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Dentists and orthodontists in Buffalo County, NE
How Buffalo County, NE 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,560 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 34
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On medical and dental services · $1,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $824K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Buffalo County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,560 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,402 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Buffalo County spend about $28M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $824K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Buffalo County has 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Buffalo County in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Buffalo County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $824K | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 714 | 1,072 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,402 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 340 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 91 | 6 | 5.5 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #4 of 1,886 |
| 2Platte County, NE | 76 | 9 | 6.6 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #128 of 1,886 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 75 | 72 | 9.7 | $1.7M | +9.0% | #159 of 1,886 |
| 4Dakota County, NE | 68 | 5 | 6.7 | $2M | +0.7% | #304 of 1,886 |
| 5Washington County, NE | 66 | 7 | 8.3 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #372 of 1,886 |
| 6Seward County, NE | 65 | 6 | 8.8 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #406 of 1,886 |
| 7Otoe County, NE | 61 | 6 | 9.4 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #535 of 1,886 |
| 8Douglas County, NE | 56 | 285 | 12.0 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #725 of 1,886 |
| 9Dodge County, NE | 52 | 18 | 11.9 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #872 of 1,886 |
| 10Gage County, NE | 51 | 11 | 11.8 | $1.1M | +0.2% | #902 of 1,886 |
| 18Buffalo County, NE | 33 | 34 | 17.0 | $824K | +1.9% | #1,560 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Buffalo County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 dentists and orthodontists in Buffalo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $28M a year, or $1,402 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $824K 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 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Buffalo County has 17.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $824K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 29, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County scores 33 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,560 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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