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Dentists and orthodontists in Walsh County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,576 of 1,886 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6M
On medical and dental services · $1,366 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,179
−3.3% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Walsh County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,576 of 1,886 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Walsh County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 67%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Walsh County comes to about $6M a year: $1,366 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Walsh County in 2023. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Walsh County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Walsh 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 Walsh County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureWalsh CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.69.713.1
Spending per listing$1M$1.5M$984K
Households per official establishment8801,174952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,366$1,430$1,288
Median household income$71,944$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score3277

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,179−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,400
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,230
Median home value
$132,700
Jobs located here
4,797
Daytime population
10,251Residents 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Walsh County as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $6M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walsh County has 13.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 32 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,576 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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