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Dentists and orthodontists in Wayne County, NY
How Wayne 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #436 of 1,886 scored counties
#13 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On medical and dental services · $1,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,250
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,121 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $43M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 27 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.6M per practice, 62% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 27 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 2,560 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wayne County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #436 of 1,886 scored counties and #13 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $995K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,560 | 963 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,121 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,506 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,250+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 38,404
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $74,506+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,779
- Median home value
- $170,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,479
- Daytime population
- 75,376Residents 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 |
| 13Wayne County, NY | 64 | 27 | 7.0 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #436 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Wayne County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 dentists and orthodontists in Wayne County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $43M a year, or $1,121 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 38,404 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, NY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Wayne County 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, 62% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Wayne County would have about 44, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,560 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 91,250 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,404 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $74,506, 8% 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. Wayne County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #436 of 1,886 scored counties.
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