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Dentists and orthodontists in the Auburn, NY area

How the Auburn, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #272 of 526 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
22
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,096 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 dentists and orthodontists in the Auburn area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Auburn area comes to about $34.6M a year: $1,096 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 60% above 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 the Auburn area was 22 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,433 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Auburn area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, the Auburn area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #272 of 526 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Auburn area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Auburn, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.012.813.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$995K$984K
Households per official establishment1,433963952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−7.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,096$1,278$1,288
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 the Auburn 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 Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New York, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY78196.0$1.9M+2.7%#36 of 526
2Batavia, NY71156.0$1.9M+0.2%#70 of 526
3Oneonta, NY66177.3$1.5M+3.8%#112 of 526
4Olean, NY65144.4$2.3M−2.1%#115 of 526
5Seneca Falls, NY6364.4$2.5M−1.7%#137 of 526
6Corning, NY59266.6$1.7M−1.6%#174 of 526
7Hudson, NY57207.5$1.7M−2.1%#202 of 526
8Amsterdam, NY56147.1$1.5M+1.1%#213 of 526
9Cortland, NY53136.8$1.6M−1.9%#229 of 526
10Massena-Ogdensburg, NY52317.4$1.4M−2.5%#237 of 526
12Auburn, NY48227.0$1.6M−2.3%#272 of 526

Other business types in the Auburn area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Auburn, NY area?

The Auburn area has 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Auburn, NY area spend on medical and dental services?

About $34.6M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, NY area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Auburn area has 7.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 35, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,433 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Auburn, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Auburn area scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #272 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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