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Dentists and orthodontists in Montgomery County, PA

How Montgomery County, PA 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,597 of 1,886 scored counties
#56 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
653
66 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
535
+1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$484.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,445 a household
Spending per listing
$743K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
877,643
+2.4% 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

Montgomery County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,597 of 1,886 scored counties and #56 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,445 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $484.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $743K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 653 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 535 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as offices of dentists, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 627 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Montgomery County. Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Montgomery County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Montgomery County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.511.213.1
Spending per listing$743K$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment6271,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.1%−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,445$1,201$1,288
Median household income$113,915$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3244

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
529 → 535+1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,949
Annual payroll, 2023
$241.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
65366 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
493The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
877,643+2.4% since 2020
Households
335,505
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,796
Median household income
$113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,114
Median home value
$436,700
Jobs located here
546,323
Daytime population
974,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA85124.9$2.4M+7.2%#22 of 1,886
2Perry County, PA7963.3$3.6M+2.1%#79 of 1,886
3Adams County, PA72266.4$1.9M+3.6%#214 of 1,886
4Susquehanna County, PA6953.2$3.5M−0.3%#274 of 1,886
5Lebanon County, PA69335.8$2M+2.2%#281 of 1,886
6Franklin County, PA65457.1$1.6M+3.0%#405 of 1,886
7McKean County, PA6374.3$2.4M−3.5%#451 of 1,886
8Columbia County, PA62134.9$2.2M+2.3%#491 of 1,886
9Venango County, PA62115.1$2M−2.0%#495 of 1,886
10Northumberland County, PA61154.0$2.6M−1.8%#519 of 1,886
56Montgomery County, PA3265319.5$743K+2.4%#1,597 of 1,886

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Montgomery County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 653 dentists and orthodontists in Montgomery County. 66 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 535 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $484.9M a year, or $1,445 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 653 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $743K 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 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Montgomery County has 19.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $743K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 493, against 653 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 627 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 32 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,597 of 1,886 scored counties.

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