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Dentists and orthodontists in Cass County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #665 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
100
9 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
88
+8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$120.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,437 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 100 dentists and orthodontists in Cass County. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Cass County spend about $120.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,437 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per practice, 23% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as offices of dentists, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 954 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $933K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Cass County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #665 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.99.713.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$984K
Households per official establishment9541,174952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.6%−1.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,437$1,430$1,288
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5877

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
81 → 88+8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
774
Annual payroll, 2023
$61.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1009 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$933K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williams County, ND74127.9$1.9M+1.4%#176 of 1,886
2Cass County, ND5810011.9$1.2M+9.1%#665 of 1,886
3Stark County, ND57139.6$1.5M+0.5%#677 of 1,886
4Grand Forks County, ND563310.5$1.3M+1.9%#718 of 1,886
5Richland County, ND53710.2$1.4M+1.2%#818 of 1,886
6Ward County, ND502910.2$1.4M−2.4%#925 of 1,886
7Burleigh County, ND476315.3$992K+4.7%#1,068 of 1,886
8Stutsman County, ND431111.7$1.1M−0.6%#1,187 of 1,886
9Ramsey County, ND38712.9$1M−0.4%#1,360 of 1,886
10Walsh County, ND32613.6$1M−3.3%#1,576 of 1,886

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Cass County, ND?

Cass County has 100 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on medical and dental services?

About $120.6M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Cass County has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Cass County would have about 123, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 954 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cass County scores 58 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #665 of 1,886 scored counties.

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

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