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Dentists and orthodontists in Erie County, NY
How Erie County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,484 of 1,886 scored counties
#51 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 472
- 48 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 324
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $474.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,484 of 1,886 scored counties and #51 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Erie County comes to about $474.1M a year: $1,157 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Erie County has 472 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Erie County was 324 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,264 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie County 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.
| Measure | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $995K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,264 | 963 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −7.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,157 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 360 → 324−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,786
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 47248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 482The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 74 | 19 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +2.7% | #175 of 1,886 |
| 2Delaware County, NY | 73 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #187 of 1,886 |
| 3Schoharie County, NY | 73 | 7 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #195 of 1,886 |
| 4Allegany County, NY | 72 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #209 of 1,886 |
| 5Washington County, NY | 69 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.4M | −2.9% | #275 of 1,886 |
| 6Herkimer County, NY | 67 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.8M | −1.4% | #325 of 1,886 |
| 7Tioga County, NY | 67 | 12 | 5.9 | $1.9M | −1.9% | #333 of 1,886 |
| 8Genesee County, NY | 67 | 15 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +0.2% | #335 of 1,886 |
| 9Greene County, NY | 66 | 13 | 7.0 | $1.7M | −1.1% | #378 of 1,886 |
| 10Orleans County, NY | 65 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −0.5% | #400 of 1,886 |
| 51Erie County, NY | 35 | 472 | 11.5 | $1M | −0.6% | #1,484 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Erie 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Erie County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 472 dentists and orthodontists in Erie County. 48 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 324 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $474.1M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 472 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 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Erie County has 11.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Erie County would have about 482, against 472 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,264 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,484 of 1,886 scored counties.
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