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Dentists and orthodontists in Denton County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Denton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,209 of 1,886 scored counties
#72 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
590
82 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
473
+18.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$495.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,376 a household
Spending per listing
$840K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,346
+16.9% 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

At $1,376 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $495.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $840K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Denton County has 590 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 82 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 25% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Denton County was 473 in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 762 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $12.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Denton County.

Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Denton County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,209 of 1,886 scored counties and #72 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Denton County 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Denton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDenton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.413.813.1
Spending per listing$840K$842K$984K
Households per official establishment762924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.0%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,376$1,164$1,288
Median household income$111,498$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4333

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
401 → 473+18.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,444
Annual payroll, 2023
$182.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
59082 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
504The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$12.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
Households
360,392
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,115
Median household income
$111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,847
Median home value
$437,200
Jobs located here
321,359
Daytime population
759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX9184.6$2.8M+22.6%#5 of 1,886
2Upshur County, TX8074.5$2.3M+8.2%#68 of 1,886
3Aransas County, TX7864.8$2.3M+9.3%#94 of 1,886
4Wise County, TX78187.2$1.7M+21.5%#104 of 1,886
5Caldwell County, TX77116.6$1.6M+20.0%#118 of 1,886
6Milam County, TX7654.9$2.1M+6.0%#126 of 1,886
7Polk County, TX7594.6$2.2M+5.9%#145 of 1,886
8Hill County, TX7575.1$2M+9.8%#150 of 1,886
9Llano County, TX7565.6$2M+9.5%#151 of 1,886
10Palo Pinto County, TX7565.3$1.9M+8.2%#152 of 1,886
72Denton County, TX4359016.4$840K+16.9%#1,209 of 1,886

Other business types in Denton County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Denton County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 590 dentists and orthodontists in Denton County. 82 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 473 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $495.8M a year, or $1,376 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 590 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $840K 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Denton County has 16.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $840K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Denton County would have about 504, against 590 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 762 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Denton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,209 of 1,886 scored counties.

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