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Dentists and orthodontists in Athens County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Athens County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #154 of 1,886 scored counties
#14 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Athens County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #154 of 1,886 scored counties and #14 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 dentists and orthodontists in Athens County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Athens County comes to about $28.7M a year: $1,249 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.9M per practice, 95% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Athens County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,877 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,877 | 1,275 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,249 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OH | 89 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #11 of 1,886 |
| 2Madison County, OH | 89 | 11 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +7.1% | #12 of 1,886 |
| 3Holmes County, OH | 84 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.8M | +1.7% | #27 of 1,886 |
| 4Union County, OH | 80 | 32 | 13.2 | $1.3M | +16.5% | #78 of 1,886 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 79 | 71 | 8.4 | $1.8M | +3.9% | #86 of 1,886 |
| 6Carroll County, OH | 77 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.9M | −1.1% | #108 of 1,886 |
| 7Preble County, OH | 76 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.7M | −0.8% | #120 of 1,886 |
| 8Mercer County, OH | 76 | 10 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #124 of 1,886 |
| 9Champaign County, OH | 76 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #125 of 1,886 |
| 10Pickaway County, OH | 76 | 19 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +7.4% | #136 of 1,886 |
| 14Athens County, OH | 75 | 15 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #154 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Athens 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists75
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Athens County, OH?
There are 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Athens County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.7M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Athens County has 6.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Athens County would have about 29, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,877 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 75 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #154 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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