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Dentists and orthodontists in Fairfield County, OH
How Fairfield County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #359 of 1,886 scored counties
#34 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 66
- 13 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,752
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 dentists and orthodontists in Fairfield County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Fairfield County comes to about $92.4M a year: $1,531 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 42% 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 52 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Fairfield County in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,161 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Fairfield County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfield County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Fairfield County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #359 of 1,886 scored counties and #34 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fairfield 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 | Fairfield County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,161 | 1,275 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,531 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,966 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 52+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 427
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,752+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 60,357
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 324
- Median household income
- $90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,298
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,097
- Daytime population
- 132,629Residents 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 Fairfield 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 |
| 34Fairfield County, OH | 67 | 66 | 10.9 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #359 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Fairfield 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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics74
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy82
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Fairfield County, OH?
There are 66 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairfield County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.4M a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfield County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Fairfield County has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 94, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,161 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 67 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #359 of 1,886 scored counties.
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