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Dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #124 of 1,886 scored counties
#8 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,364 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,737
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #124 of 1,886 scored counties and #8 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Mercer County comes to about $22.4M a year: $1,364 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2.2M per practice, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Mercer County has 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Mercer County in 2023. That is one for every 2,051 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mercer County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.3M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,051 | 1,275 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,364 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,782 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,737+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $76,782+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,265
- Median home value
- $210,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,998
- Daytime population
- 40,314Residents 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 Mercer 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 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Mercer County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Mercer County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $22.4M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 16,408 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Mercer County has 6.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Mercer County would have about 23, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,051 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 42,737 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $76,782, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. Mercer County scores 76 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #124 of 1,886 scored counties.
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