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Dentists and orthodontists in Dawson County, NE
The dentists and orthodontists in Dawson County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,097 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 dentists and orthodontists in Dawson County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dawson County comes to about $12.4M a year: $1,354 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Dawson County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,016 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,097 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,016 | 1,072 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,354 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- 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
- 13The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dawson County marked.
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 |
| 12Dawson County, NE | 46 | 11 | 12.0 | $1.1M | +1.5% | #1,097 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Dawson 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Dawson County, NE?
Dawson County has 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Dawson County has 12.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Dawson County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,016 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County scores 46 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,097 of 1,886 scored counties.
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