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Dentists and orthodontists in the Toledo, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Toledo, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
268
32 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
188
−5.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$342.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,345 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
599,376
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 268 dentists and orthodontists in the Toledo metro area. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,345 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Toledo metro area spend about $342.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 30% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 188 businesses with payroll in the Toledo metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,354 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Toledo metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Toledo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Toledo metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #107 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Toledo 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 Toledo, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureToledo metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.510.413.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,3541,275952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.5%−6.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,345$1,398$1,288
Median household income$65,486$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6271

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
188−5.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,902
Annual payroll, 2023
$115.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
26832 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
348The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$7.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Toledo 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 Toledo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
599,376−1.0% since 2020
Households
254,486
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$65,486
Average household income
$90,812
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
293,806
Daytime population
629,657Residents 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 Toledo 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
10Toledo, OH6226810.5$1.3M−1.0%#107 of 387

Other business types in the Toledo metro area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Toledo, OH metro area?

There are 268 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Toledo metro area as of September 2026. 32 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 5.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Toledo, OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $342.4M a year, or $1,345 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 268 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,486 households in the Toledo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Toledo, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Toledo metro area has 10.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Toledo metro area would have about 348, against 268 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,354 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Toledo, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Toledo metro area at 599,376 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 254,486 households. The median household income in the Toledo metro area is $65,486 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Toledo metro area scores 62 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #107 of 387 scored metro areas.

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