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Dentists and orthodontists in the Columbus, NE area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Columbus, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #12 of 526 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,374 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,583
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Columbus area is 82 (high), #12 of 526 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for dentists and orthodontists.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dentists and orthodontists in the Columbus area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 52% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Columbus area comes to about $23.9M a year: $1,374 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2.2M per practice, 2.2 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Columbus area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,579 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Columbus area. Population estimates put the population change in the Columbus area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Columbus area 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 | Columbus area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,579 | 1,072 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,374 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,378 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Columbus 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 Columbus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,583+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,365
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $75,378
- Average household income
- $93,046
- Median home value
- $210,600
- Jobs located here
- 25,969
- Daytime population
- 46,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Columbus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, NE | 82 | 11 | 6.3 | $2.2M | +3.8% | #12 of 526 |
| 2Hastings, NE | 54 | 17 | 10.0 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #226 of 526 |
| 3Fremont, NE | 52 | 18 | 11.9 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #241 of 526 |
| 4Beatrice, NE | 51 | 11 | 11.8 | $1.1M | +0.2% | #251 of 526 |
| 5Lexington, NE | 50 | 11 | 11.0 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #256 of 526 |
| 6Norfolk, NE | 41 | 25 | 12.7 | $1M | +1.1% | #354 of 526 |
| 7Kearney, NE | 38 | 36 | 15.8 | $889K | +1.9% | #382 of 526 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 31 | 18 | 11.9 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #441 of 526 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 25 | 23 | 15.0 | $862K | −1.2% | #487 of 526 |
Other business types in the Columbus 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 clinics72
- Dentists and orthodontists82
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Columbus, NE area?
There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Columbus area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Columbus, NE area spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.9M a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,365 households in the Columbus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, NE area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Columbus area has 6.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Columbus area would have about 24, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,579 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus area at 46,583 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,365 households. The median household income in the Columbus area is $75,378 a year, 7% 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 Columbus area scores 82 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #12 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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