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Dentists and orthodontists in Ottawa County, OH

How Ottawa County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,425 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
6.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
83% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,481
−2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,425 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Ottawa County spend about $26.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 4 dentists and orthodontists, that is $6.6M per practice, 6.7 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Ottawa County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 83% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Ottawa County in 2023. That is one for every 2,313 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Ottawa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ottawa County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Ottawa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ottawa 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Ottawa County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureOttawa CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.210.413.1
Spending per listing$6.6M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment2,3131,275952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,425$1,398$1,288
Median household income$76,101$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 8
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,481−2.0% since 2020
Households
18,504
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$76,101+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,812
Median home value
$219,900
Jobs located here
12,612
Daytime population
34,439Residents 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 counties in Ohio for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ottawa County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH8975.2$2.7M+3.7%#11 of 1,886
2Madison County, OH89117.0$2.1M+7.1%#12 of 1,886
3Holmes County, OH8453.7$3.8M+1.7%#27 of 1,886
4Union County, OH803213.2$1.3M+16.5%#78 of 1,886
5Clermont County, OH79718.4$1.8M+3.9%#86 of 1,886
6Carroll County, OH7754.5$2.9M−1.1%#108 of 1,886
7Preble County, OH7663.6$3.7M−0.8%#120 of 1,886
8Mercer County, OH76106.1$2.2M+0.5%#124 of 1,886
9Champaign County, OH76106.4$2.1M+0.2%#125 of 1,886
10Pickaway County, OH76198.7$1.6M+7.4%#136 of 1,886
Ottawa County, OHNot scored42.2$6.6M−2.0%

Other business types in Ottawa County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Ottawa County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 dentists and orthodontists in Ottawa County. 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 Ottawa County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $26.4M a year, or $1,425 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 18,504 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ottawa County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Ottawa County has 2.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $6.6M, 6.7 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 27, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,313 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Ottawa County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ottawa County at 39,481 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,504 households. Median household income in Ottawa County is $76,101, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Ottawa County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Ottawa County

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