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Dentists and orthodontists in Saline County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,425 of 1,886 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,412 a household
Spending per listing
$807K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,996
+1.9% 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

Saline County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,425 of 1,886 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dentists and orthodontists in Saline County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,412 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $7.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $807K per practice, 18% below 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 Saline County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Saline 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 Saline County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.511.113.1
Spending per listing$807K$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,0291,072952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,412$1,432$1,288
Median household income$79,910$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3769

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$747K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,996+1.9% since 2020
Households
5,143
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,556
Median home value
$197,400
Jobs located here
6,877
Daytime population
13,841Residents 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 Saline 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
17Saline County, NE37917.5$807K+1.9%#1,425 of 1,886

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

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

Saline County has 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $7.3M a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $807K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 17.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $807K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Saline County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,425 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Saline County

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