Health care · Metro area · Nevada
Dentists and orthodontists in the Reno, NV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Reno, NV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #193 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 300
- 48 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 250
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $303.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,350 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,734
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Reno metro area comes to about $303.7M a year: $1,350 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 300 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Reno metro area as of September 2026. 48 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 250 businesses with payroll in the Reno metro area classed as offices of dentists, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 900 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Reno metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Reno metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Reno metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #193 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada.
How the Reno metro area 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 | Reno metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $932K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 900 | 911 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,350 | $1,287 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,485 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,357
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $142.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30048 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 309The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Reno metro 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 Reno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,734+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,933
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $87,485
- Average household income
- $118,079
- Median home value
- $502,300
- Jobs located here
- 274,907
- Daytime population
- 561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Reno metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 49 | 300 | 13.3 | $1M | +5.0% | #193 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 40 | 1,221 | 14.2 | $901K | +5.8% | #272 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 16 | 50 | 21.1 | $583K | −0.2% | #383 of 387 |
Other business types in the Reno metro 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics53
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Reno, NV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 300 dentists and orthodontists in the Reno metro area. 48 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 250 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $303.7M a year, or $1,350 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 300 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 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Reno metro area has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 309, against 300 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 900 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above 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. 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 Reno metro area scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #193 of 387 scored metro areas.
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