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Dentists and orthodontists in Niagara County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #927 of 1,886 scored counties
#33 of 58 scored counties in New York

Listings
74
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
53
−15.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$102.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,119 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,912
−1.5% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Niagara County comes to about $102.8M a year: $1,119 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 74 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Niagara County as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Niagara County was 53 in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,734 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Niagara County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Niagara County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #927 of 1,886 scored counties and #33 of 58 scored counties in New York.

How Niagara 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Niagara County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNiagara CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.112.813.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$995K$984K
Households per official establishment1,734963952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.9%−7.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,119$1,278$1,288
Median household income$69,633$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 53−15.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
469
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
744 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
105The 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,912−1.5% since 2020
Households
91,884
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,157
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
68,715
Daytime population
179,319Residents 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 counties in New York for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New York, with Niagara County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY74196.0$1.9M+2.7%#175 of 1,886
2Delaware County, NY7363.1$3.5M+0.2%#187 of 1,886
3Schoharie County, NY7375.4$2.1M+1.4%#195 of 1,886
4Allegany County, NY7274.0$2.6M+0.9%#209 of 1,886
5Washington County, NY6983.3$3.4M−2.9%#275 of 1,886
6Herkimer County, NY67103.9$2.8M−1.4%#325 of 1,886
7Tioga County, NY67125.9$1.9M−1.9%#333 of 1,886
8Genesee County, NY67156.0$1.9M+0.2%#335 of 1,886
9Greene County, NY66137.0$1.7M−1.1%#378 of 1,886
10Orleans County, NY6595.5$1.9M−0.5%#400 of 1,886
33Niagara County, NY50748.1$1.4M−1.5%#927 of 1,886

Other business types in Niagara County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Niagara County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 74 dentists and orthodontists in Niagara County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Niagara County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $102.8M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Niagara County, NY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Niagara County has 8.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Niagara County would have about 105, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,734 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Niagara County scores 50 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #927 of 1,886 scored counties.

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