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Dentists and orthodontists in Ontario County, NY

The dentists and orthodontists in Ontario County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,637 of 1,886 scored counties
#54 of 58 scored counties in New York

Listings
64
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
51
+10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,209 a household
Spending per listing
$913K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
113,130
+0.6% 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

Ontario County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,637 of 1,886 scored counties and #54 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Ontario County comes to about $58.4M a year: $1,209 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 dentists and orthodontists, that is $913K per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Ontario County has 64 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in Ontario County classed as offices of dentists, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 947 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $178K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Ontario County. Population estimates put the population change in Ontario County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ontario 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 Ontario County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOntario CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.212.813.1
Spending per listing$913K$995K$984K
Households per official establishment947963952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.9%−7.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,209$1,278$1,288
Median household income$82,324$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 51+10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
439
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
646 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$178K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
113,130+0.6% since 2020
Households
48,311
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,042
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
52,273
Daytime population
111,555Residents 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 Ontario 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
54Ontario County, NY306413.2$913K+0.6%#1,637 of 1,886

Other business types in Ontario County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 dentists and orthodontists in Ontario County. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.

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

About $58.4M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $913K 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 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ontario County has 13.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $913K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Ontario County would have about 59, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 947 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 30 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,637 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Ontario County

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