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Dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, NH
The dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,145 of 1,886 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,238 a household
- Spending per listing
- $966K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,784
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carroll County comes to about $27.1M a year: $1,238 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $966K per practice, 2% 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.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Carroll County in 2023. That is one for every 1,150 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County is 45 (lower middle), #1,145 of 1,886 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Carroll County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $966K | $998K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,150 | 949 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,238 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,463 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,784+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 21,847
- Median age
- 52.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 932 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $86,463+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,348
- Median home value
- $388,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,503
- Daytime population
- 49,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 68 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #308 of 1,886 |
| 2Coos County, NH | 60 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #559 of 1,886 |
| 3Strafford County, NH | 48 | 63 | 12.1 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #1,016 of 1,886 |
| 4Rockingham County, NH | 45 | 181 | 14.2 | $1M | +3.0% | #1,137 of 1,886 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 45 | 28 | 12.8 | $966K | +5.0% | #1,145 of 1,886 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 43 | 79 | 13.0 | $1M | +2.6% | #1,199 of 1,886 |
| 7Belknap County, NH | 42 | 30 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,217 of 1,886 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 38 | 37 | 12.1 | $999K | +2.3% | #1,363 of 1,886 |
| 9Hillsborough County, NH | 38 | 251 | 14.9 | $920K | +2.5% | #1,370 of 1,886 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 33 | 53 | 14.3 | $889K | +2.2% | #1,554 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics78
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Carroll County, NH?
There are 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Carroll County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.1M a year, or $1,238 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $966K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,847 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, NH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Carroll County has 12.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $966K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,150 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 52,784 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,847 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $86,463 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Carroll County scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,145 of 1,886 scored counties.
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