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Dentists and orthodontists in the Wapakoneta, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Wapakoneta, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #32 of 526 scored small-town markets
#6 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,412 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,909
−1.2% 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

The Wapakoneta area scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #32 of 526 scored small-town markets and #6 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for dentists and orthodontists.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dentists and orthodontists in the Wapakoneta area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in the Wapakoneta area spend about $26.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2.4M per practice, 2.5 times 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Wapakoneta area in 2023. That is one for every 2,104 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wapakoneta area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWapakoneta areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.810.413.1
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment2,1041,275952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,412$1,398$1,288
Median household income$78,660$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7871

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
45,909−1.2% since 2020
Households
18,940
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$78,660+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,188
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
21,728
Daytime population
44,759Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Wapakoneta area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Celina, OH80106.1$2.2M+0.5%#17 of 526
2Urbana, OH80106.4$2.1M+0.2%#19 of 526
3Wilmington, OH80127.2$1.9M+0.6%#21 of 526
4Coshocton, OH7974.7$2.6M+1.6%#25 of 526
5Athens, OH79156.5$1.9M+1.3%#28 of 526
6Wapakoneta, OH78115.8$2.4M−1.2%#32 of 526
7Bellefontaine, OH78136.6$2M+0.4%#35 of 526
8Ashland, OH77115.3$2.5M+0.1%#42 of 526
9Defiance, OH76127.8$1.7M+0.1%#48 of 526
10Gallipolis, OH7554.3$2.9M−0.5%#49 of 526

Other business types in the Wapakoneta area

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

Questions

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

There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Wapakoneta area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $26.8M a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,940 households in the Wapakoneta area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wapakoneta area has 5.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Wapakoneta area would have about 27, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,104 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Wapakoneta, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Wapakoneta area at 45,909 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,940 households. The median household income in the Wapakoneta area is $78,660 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Wapakoneta area scores 78 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #32 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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