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Dentists and orthodontists in Clark County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Clark County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #605 of 1,886 scored counties
#48 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 46
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,340
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 dentists and orthodontists in Clark County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Clark County spend about $72.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,295 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 60% 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 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Clark County in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Clark County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #605 of 1,886 scored counties and #48 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Clark 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 | Clark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,513 | 1,275 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.9% | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,295 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,132 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 37−13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 467 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
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,340−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 55,975
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 341
- Median household income
- $63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,369
- Median home value
- $169,900
- Jobs located here
- 47,291
- Daytime population
- 124,677Residents 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 Clark 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 |
| 48Clark County, OH | 59 | 46 | 8.2 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #605 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Clark 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Clark County, OH?
There are 46 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Clark County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $72.5M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,975 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Clark County has 8.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Clark County would have about 74, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in Clark County is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Clark County scores 59 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #605 of 1,886 scored counties.
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