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Dentists and orthodontists in Greenville County, SC
The dentists and orthodontists in Greenville County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,536 of 1,886 scored counties
#29 of 38 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 342
- 71 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 235
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $253.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $740K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Greenville County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,536 of 1,886 scored counties and #29 of 38 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Greenville County comes to about $253.2M a year: $1,148 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $740K 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.
Greenville County has 342 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 235 businesses with payroll in Greenville County classed as offices of dentists, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Greenville County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenville County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greenville County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $740K | $951K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 939 | 1,205 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | +3.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,148 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240 → 235−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $160.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34271 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 257The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenville County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jasper County, SC | 77 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +32.2% | #112 of 1,886 |
| 2Edgefield County, SC | 76 | 5 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +16.1% | #127 of 1,886 |
| 3Laurens County, SC | 68 | 15 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +6.2% | #309 of 1,886 |
| 4Chesterfield County, SC | 66 | 9 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #374 of 1,886 |
| 5Darlington County, SC | 65 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #397 of 1,886 |
| 6Kershaw County, SC | 65 | 21 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +11.6% | #422 of 1,886 |
| 7Berkeley County, SC | 60 | 99 | 10.6 | $1.1M | +18.7% | #589 of 1,886 |
| 8Cherokee County, SC | 59 | 16 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +3.7% | #626 of 1,886 |
| 9Horry County, SC | 58 | 142 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +20.9% | #668 of 1,886 |
| 10Clarendon County, SC | 56 | 7 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #699 of 1,886 |
| 29Greenville County, SC | 34 | 342 | 15.5 | $740K | +10.6% | #1,536 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Greenville 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Greenville County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 342 dentists and orthodontists in Greenville County. 71 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 235 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $253.2M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $740K 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 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Greenville County has 15.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $740K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Greenville County would have about 257, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,536 of 1,886 scored counties.
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