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Dentists and orthodontists in Grafton County, NH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,554 of 1,886 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
53
9 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
44
−2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,270 a household
Spending per listing
$889K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,225
+2.2% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Grafton County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,554 of 1,886 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 53 dentists and orthodontists in Grafton County. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 9% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Grafton County comes to about $47.1M a year: $1,270 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 53 dentists and orthodontists, that is $889K per practice, 10% 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 Grafton County was 44 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Grafton County. Population estimates show Grafton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Grafton 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Grafton County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureGrafton CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.313.313.1
Spending per listing$889K$998K$984K
Households per official establishment843949952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.2%−3.5%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,270$1,333$1,288
Median household income$88,261$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score3345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 44−2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
318
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
539 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
93,225+2.2% since 2020
Households
37,107
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$88,261+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,563
Median home value
$344,500
Jobs located here
53,397
Daytime population
103,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Grafton County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NH68116.6$1.8M+2.1%#308 of 1,886
2Coos County, NH6096.4$1.6M+0.4%#559 of 1,886
3Strafford County, NH486312.1$1.1M+3.0%#1,016 of 1,886
4Rockingham County, NH4518114.2$1M+3.0%#1,137 of 1,886
5Carroll County, NH452812.8$966K+5.0%#1,145 of 1,886
6Merrimack County, NH437913.0$1M+2.6%#1,199 of 1,886
7Belknap County, NH423011.4$1.1M+2.1%#1,217 of 1,886
8Cheshire County, NH383712.1$999K+2.3%#1,363 of 1,886
9Hillsborough County, NH3825114.9$920K+2.5%#1,370 of 1,886
10Grafton County, NH335314.3$889K+2.2%#1,554 of 1,886

Other business types in Grafton County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Grafton County, NH?

Grafton County has 53 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Grafton County, NH spend on medical and dental services?

About $47.1M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $889K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,107 households in Grafton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grafton County, NH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Grafton County has 14.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $889K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Grafton County would have about 48, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Grafton County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Grafton County at 93,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,107 households. The median household income in Grafton County is $88,261 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.2% 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. Grafton County scores 33 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,554 of 1,886 scored counties.

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