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Dentists and orthodontists in Dodge County, NE

How Dodge 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #872 of 1,886 scored counties
#9 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
13
−38.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,366 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,057
+2.6% 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

At $1,366 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $20.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.2M per practice, 17% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Dodge County was 13 in 2023, down 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Dodge County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dodge County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #872 of 1,886 scored counties and #9 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Dodge 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Dodge County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.911.113.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1671,072952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−38.1%−5.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,366$1,432$1,288
Median household income$74,329$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 13−38.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,057+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,168
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,611
Median home value
$208,600
Jobs located here
18,569
Daytime population
35,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dodge County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE9165.5$2.8M+3.9%#4 of 1,886
2Platte County, NE7696.6$2.1M+3.9%#128 of 1,886
3Sarpy County, NE75729.7$1.7M+9.0%#159 of 1,886
4Dakota County, NE6856.7$2M+0.7%#304 of 1,886
5Washington County, NE6678.3$1.9M+1.8%#372 of 1,886
6Seward County, NE6568.8$1.6M+2.3%#406 of 1,886
7Otoe County, NE6169.4$1.5M+3.9%#535 of 1,886
8Douglas County, NE5628512.0$1.2M+3.6%#725 of 1,886
9Dodge County, NE521811.9$1.2M+2.6%#872 of 1,886
10Gage County, NE511111.8$1.1M+0.2%#902 of 1,886

Other business types in Dodge County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Dodge County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 dentists and orthodontists in Dodge County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 38.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Dodge County, NE spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.7M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 15,168 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dodge County, NE compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Dodge County has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Dodge County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $74,329, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Dodge County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #872 of 1,886 scored counties.

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