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Dentists and orthodontists in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area

How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #41 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
364
41 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
242
−11.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$479.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,392 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,554
+1.5% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,392 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area spend about $479.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 364 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 34% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 364 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area was 242 in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,423 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $10.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #41 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.610.413.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,4231,275952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.7%−6.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,392$1,398$1,288
Median household income$71,739$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7271

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
242−11.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,384
Annual payroll, 2023
$137.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
36441 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
487The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$10.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area, 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 the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
826,554+1.5% since 2020
Households
344,391
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
637
Median household income
$71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,671
Median home value
$201,100
Jobs located here
367,228
Daytime population
828,495Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lima, OH72348.2$1.6M−1.2%#35 of 387
2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH7236410.6$1.3M+1.5%#41 of 387
3Sandusky, OH71407.8$1.8M−2.6%#44 of 387
4Springfield, OH71468.2$1.6M−0.4%#45 of 387
5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN7098410.9$1.3M+2.7%#57 of 387
6Columbus, OH671,08312.5$1.2M+4.7%#73 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH66326.4$1.7M−3.6%#76 of 387
7Youngstown-Warren, OH651618.7$1.4M−1.4%#81 of 387
8Akron, OH6432310.9$1.3M0.0%#94 of 387
9Canton-Massillon, OH6317410.4$1.3M−0.2%#99 of 387

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Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 364 dentists and orthodontists in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. 41 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $479.3M a year, or $1,392 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 364 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 487, against 364 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,423 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 72 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas.

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