Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Dentists and orthodontists in the Burlington, NC metro area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Burlington, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 69
- 11 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 186,177
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Burlington metro area spend about $73.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,044 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Burlington metro area has 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Burlington metro area was 57 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,229 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Burlington metro area grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Burlington metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #172 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Burlington metro area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Burlington metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,229 | 1,206 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,044 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,651 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 Burlington metro 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 Burlington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 186,177+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 70,062
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $65,651+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,032
- Median home value
- $241,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,257
- Daytime population
- 166,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Burlington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, NC | 77 | 52 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +6.0% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Winston-Salem, NC | 67 | 238 | 8.5 | $1.3M | +5.3% | #72 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 65 | 37 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Rocky Mount, NC | 60 | 45 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #118 of 387 |
| 5Greenville, NC | 59 | 72 | 9.7 | $1M | +5.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 6Fayetteville, NC | 53 | 138 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #169 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 760 | 10.7 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #170 of 387 |
| 7Burlington, NC | 53 | 69 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +8.5% | #172 of 387 |
| 8Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 49 | 308 | 12.4 | $981K | +7.5% | #197 of 387 |
| 9Wilmington, NC | 48 | 233 | 11.7 | $966K | +15.9% | #202 of 387 |
Other business types in the Burlington metro area
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 clinics73
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics74
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Burlington, NC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 dentists and orthodontists in the Burlington metro area. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Burlington, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $73.2M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 70,062 households in the Burlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Burlington, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Burlington metro area has 9.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Burlington metro area would have about 74, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,229 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Burlington, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Burlington metro area at 186,177 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,062 households. Median household income in the Burlington metro area is $65,651, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. The Burlington metro area scores 53 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas.
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