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Dentists and orthodontists in Salt Lake County, UT
How Salt Lake County, UT 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,535 of 1,886 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 802
- 79 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 624
- −1.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $606M
- On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
- Spending per listing
- $756K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Salt Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,535 of 1,886 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 802 dentists and orthodontists in Salt Lake County. Of those, 79 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 18.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,422 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $606M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $756K per practice, 23% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Salt Lake County was 624 in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 683 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 39 SBA-backed loans worth $31.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Salt Lake County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 17.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $756K | $779K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 683 | 629 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.1% | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,422 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 631 → 624−1.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $232.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 616The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 39
- Amount
- $31.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 56 | 33 | 13.8 | $1M | +19.2% | #739 of 1,886 |
| 2Wasatch County, UT | 54 | 19 | 14.8 | $1.1M | +9.9% | #804 of 1,886 |
| 3Juab County, UT | 48 | 7 | 18.1 | $749K | +14.8% | #1,028 of 1,886 |
| 4Uintah County, UT | 44 | 13 | 10.7 | $1.1M | +7.3% | #1,159 of 1,886 |
| 5Sanpete County, UT | 44 | 10 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #1,165 of 1,886 |
| 6Box Elder County, UT | 41 | 26 | 13.3 | $963K | +12.7% | #1,259 of 1,886 |
| 7Washington County, UT | 40 | 105 | 15.0 | $861K | +17.4% | #1,303 of 1,886 |
| 8Utah County, UT | 39 | 420 | 20.7 | $697K | +14.5% | #1,346 of 1,886 |
| 9Davis County, UT | 38 | 216 | 18.6 | $800K | +4.8% | #1,384 of 1,886 |
| 10Duchesne County, UT | 37 | 10 | 14.5 | $865K | +6.3% | #1,423 of 1,886 |
| 14Salt Lake County, UT | 34 | 802 | 18.8 | $756K | +2.9% | #1,535 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics69
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 802 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 79 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 624 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on medical and dental services?
About $606M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 802 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $756K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Salt Lake County has 18.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $756K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 616, against 802 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 683 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. 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. Salt Lake County scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,535 of 1,886 scored counties.
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