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Dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,197 of 1,886 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,392 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,111
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Douglas County comes to about $29.7M a year: $1,392 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 29 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Douglas County was 21 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County is 43 (lower middle), #1,197 of 1,886 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Douglas County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $932K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,015 | 911 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,392 | $1,287 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,754 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 191
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,111+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,325
- Median age
- 53.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,388
- Median home value
- $615,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,069
- Daytime population
- 48,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 84 | 15 | 6.3 | $2M | +9.5% | #32 of 1,886 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 78 | 16 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +10.3% | #106 of 1,886 |
| 3Humboldt County, NV | 59 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #600 of 1,886 |
| 4Churchill County, NV | 55 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #741 of 1,886 |
| 5Elko County, NV | 43 | 23 | 11.7 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,188 of 1,886 |
| 6Douglas County, NV | 43 | 29 | 13.6 | $1M | +1.2% | #1,197 of 1,886 |
| 7Washoe County, NV | 42 | 285 | 14.3 | $952K | +4.4% | #1,239 of 1,886 |
| 8Clark County, NV | 40 | 1,221 | 14.2 | $901K | +5.8% | #1,296 of 1,886 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 18 | 50 | 21.1 | $583K | −0.2% | #1,834 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Douglas County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NV spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.7M a year, or $1,392 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NV compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Douglas County has 13.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Douglas County would have about 30, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,015 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,197 of 1,886 scored counties.
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