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Dentists and orthodontists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area
How the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #336 of 387 scored metro areas
#23 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 4,988
- 767 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4,077
- +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.6B
- On medical and dental services · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $721K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,477,157
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is 32 (lower middle), #336 of 387 scored metro areas and #23 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area spend about $3.6B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,243 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $721K per practice, 27% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area has 4,988 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 767 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 31% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area was 4,077 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 709 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 105 SBA-backed loans worth $87.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $721K | $842K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 709 | 924 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.8% | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,243 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,275 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4,077+1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 31,034
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,988767 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,655The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 105
- Amount
- $87.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,477,157+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,891,725
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,676 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 920
- Median household income
- $90,275+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,389
- Median home value
- $359,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,175,571
- Daytime population
- 8,229,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Odessa, TX | 79 | 45 | 7.0 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Eagle Pass, TX | 67 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #68 of 387 |
| 3College Station-Bryan, TX | 65 | 90 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #87 of 387 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 65 | 70 | 8.6 | $1.2M | +5.2% | #88 of 387 |
| 5Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 59 | 111 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #129 of 387 |
| 6Midland, TX | 56 | 92 | 13.2 | $952K | +9.8% | #147 of 387 |
| 7Waco, TX | 54 | 108 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #160 of 387 |
| 8Abilene, TX | 54 | 66 | 10.0 | $1M | +4.8% | #161 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 54 | 194 | 10.9 | $968K | +7.2% | #163 of 387 |
| 10Lubbock, TX | 49 | 148 | 10.5 | $1M | +4.6% | #195 of 387 |
| 23Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 32 | 4,988 | 17.2 | $721K | +10.6% | #336 of 387 |
Other business types in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area
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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics53
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,988 dentists and orthodontists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. 767 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4,077 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.6B a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,988 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $721K 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 2,891,725 households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area has 17.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $721K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area would have about 3,655, against 4,988 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 709 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area at 8,477,157 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,891,725 households. Median household income in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is $90,275, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area scores 32 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #336 of 387 scored metro areas.
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