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Dentists and orthodontists in Gaston County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Gaston County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,064 of 1,886 scored counties
#44 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 98
- 16 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Gaston County comes to about $99.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per practice, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Gaston County has 98 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Gaston County in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,337 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Gaston County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Gaston County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,064 of 1,886 scored counties and #44 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Gaston County 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 | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,337 | 1,206 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 70+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The 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 Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 81 | 8 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +9.0% | #56 of 1,886 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 80 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +18.8% | #76 of 1,886 |
| 3Davidson County, NC | 78 | 33 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #97 of 1,886 |
| 4Yadkin County, NC | 76 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #121 of 1,886 |
| 5Harnett County, NC | 76 | 30 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +12.3% | #133 of 1,886 |
| 6Duplin County, NC | 73 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #194 of 1,886 |
| 7Ashe County, NC | 71 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #230 of 1,886 |
| 8Stokes County, NC | 71 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #236 of 1,886 |
| 9Chatham County, NC | 71 | 28 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #248 of 1,886 |
| 10Johnston County, NC | 71 | 74 | 8.6 | $1.3M | +17.9% | #253 of 1,886 |
| 44Gaston County, NC | 47 | 98 | 10.5 | $1M | +7.8% | #1,064 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Gaston 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Gaston County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 dentists and orthodontists in Gaston County. 16 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Gaston County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $99.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 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 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Gaston County has 10.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Gaston County would have about 101, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,337 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,064 of 1,886 scored counties.
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