Market rankings · Virginia
Dentists and orthodontists in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,527
- 523 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3,402
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.3B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $940K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #39 of 51
- Market score 37 · Lower middle
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 4,527 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Virginia as of September 2026. Of those, 523 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Virginia comes to about $4.3B a year: $1,264 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $940K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,402 businesses with payroll in Virginia classed as offices of dentists, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 989 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $52.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #39 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Lynchburg metro area scores highest (66). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Lake of the Woods area scores highest (86).
Every market in Virginia for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lynchburg, VA | 66 | 83 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #79 of 387 |
| 2Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 59 | 57 | 8.1 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #123 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 56 | 111 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #139 of 387 |
| 3Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 760 | 10.7 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #170 of 387 |
| 4Richmond, VA | 48 | 681 | 12.8 | $949K | +5.5% | #203 of 387 |
| 5Charlottesville, VA | 44 | 120 | 13.3 | $950K | +3.1% | #240 of 387 |
| 6Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 43 | 60 | 11.5 | $934K | +3.2% | #249 of 387 |
| 7Winchester, VA-WV | 41 | 78 | 14.0 | $840K | +6.5% | #265 of 387 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 39 | 54 | 10.8 | $1M | +3.5% | #280 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 37 | 4,023 | 17.0 | $860K | +3.3% | #304 of 387 |
| 9Roanoke, VA | 34 | 168 | 12.8 | $842K | +0.4% | #326 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake of the Woods, VA | 86 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +10.1% | #5 of 526 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 32 | 35 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −3.8% | #429 of 526 |
| 2Danville, VA | 28 | 44 | 10.0 | $935K | −1.7% | #466 of 526 |
| 3Martinsville, VA | 22 | 27 | 10.1 | $915K | −1.9% | #502 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 92 | 7 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +17.4% | #3 of 1,886 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 87 | 18 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +8.8% | #14 of 1,886 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 86 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +11.3% | #16 of 1,886 |
| 4King George County, VA | 85 | 8 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #26 of 1,886 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 84 | 8 | 8.6 | $1.6M | +21.2% | #34 of 1,886 |
| 6Orange County, VA | 83 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +10.1% | #41 of 1,886 |
| 7Louisa County, VA | 82 | 10 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +13.6% | #54 of 1,886 |
| 8Fluvanna County, VA | 81 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +6.2% | #55 of 1,886 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 80 | 9 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +6.7% | #69 of 1,886 |
| 10Clarke County, VA | 76 | 5 | 8.5 | $1.6M | +5.4% | #137 of 1,886 |
| 11Amherst County, VA | 74 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #164 of 1,886 |
| 12Bedford County, VA | 74 | 18 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #170 of 1,886 |
| 13Greene County, VA | 73 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +6.6% | #204 of 1,886 |
| 14Botetourt County, VA | 71 | 7 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #231 of 1,886 |
| 15Rockingham County, VA | 69 | 22 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +6.6% | #293 of 1,886 |
| 16Stafford County, VA | 67 | 61 | 11.7 | $1.3M | +8.3% | #364 of 1,886 |
| 17Franklin County, VA | 66 | 16 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +1.9% | #383 of 1,886 |
| 18Pittsylvania County, VA | 65 | 6 | 2.4 | $4M | −1.5% | #394 of 1,886 |
| 19Pulaski County, VA | 62 | 7 | 4.8 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #492 of 1,886 |
| 20Henry County, VA | 61 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −3.1% | #520 of 1,886 |
| 21Richmond city, VA | 61 | 82 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +4.6% | #540 of 1,886 |
| 22Wise County, VA | 60 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.5M | −3.5% | #547 of 1,886 |
| 23Russell County, VA | 60 | 5 | 4.7 | $2M | −1.7% | #550 of 1,886 |
| 24Accomack County, VA | 60 | 8 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #554 of 1,886 |
| 25Culpeper County, VA | 60 | 19 | 10.0 | $1.3M | +9.3% | #583 of 1,886 |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Spotsylvania County, VA | 60 | 60 | 11.4 | $1.2M | +10.5% | #585 of 1,886 |
| 27Portsmouth city, VA | 59 | 22 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −1.2% | #596 of 1,886 |
| 28Campbell County, VA | 59 | 15 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #609 of 1,886 |
| 29Warren County, VA | 59 | 12 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #610 of 1,886 |
| 30Powhatan County, VA | 59 | 17 | 15.0 | $884K | +7.0% | #634 of 1,886 |
| 31Augusta County, VA | 58 | 26 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #653 of 1,886 |
| 32James City County, VA | 58 | 45 | 14.1 | $949K | +6.2% | #670 of 1,886 |
| 33Fauquier County, VA | 57 | 34 | 12.7 | $1.1M | +4.8% | #693 of 1,886 |
| 34Carroll County, VA | 56 | 8 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +0.5% | #707 of 1,886 |
| 35Poquoson city, VA | 56 | 5 | 10.6 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #717 of 1,886 |
| 36Page County, VA | 54 | 5 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #775 of 1,886 |
| 37Mecklenburg County, VA | 54 | 11 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #797 of 1,886 |
| 38Norfolk city, VA | 53 | 66 | 6.9 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #812 of 1,886 |
| 39Giles County, VA | 52 | 5 | 7.5 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #852 of 1,886 |
| 40Arlington County, VA | 52 | 145 | 12.9 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #870 of 1,886 |
| 41Washington County, VA | 51 | 14 | 6.3 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #879 of 1,886 |
| 42York County, VA | 51 | 26 | 9.6 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #886 of 1,886 |
| 43Shenandoah County, VA | 49 | 17 | 9.5 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #977 of 1,886 |
| 44Hanover County, VA | 49 | 55 | 12.9 | $1M | +5.6% | #985 of 1,886 |
| 45Hampton city, VA | 48 | 50 | 8.6 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #1,002 of 1,886 |
| 46Chesapeake city, VA | 48 | 112 | 12.0 | $1M | +2.3% | #1,018 of 1,886 |
| 47Gloucester County, VA | 48 | 18 | 11.8 | $999K | +3.6% | #1,024 of 1,886 |
| 48Smyth County, VA | 46 | 6 | 4.7 | $2M | −3.0% | #1,069 of 1,886 |
| 49Tazewell County, VA | 46 | 11 | 6.8 | $1.4M | −4.4% | #1,076 of 1,886 |
| 50Suffolk city, VA | 45 | 47 | 12.4 | $981K | +10.4% | #1,141 of 1,886 |
| 51Charlottesville city, VA | 44 | 17 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −4.4% | #1,152 of 1,886 |
| 52Hopewell city, VA | 44 | 9 | 9.7 | $999K | +1.1% | #1,168 of 1,886 |
| 53Prince William County, VA | 41 | 279 | 17.8 | $834K | +4.2% | #1,266 of 1,886 |
| 54Chesterfield County, VA | 39 | 232 | 16.6 | $782K | +8.7% | #1,342 of 1,886 |
| 55Loudoun County, VA | 39 | 323 | 22.6 | $757K | +6.4% | #1,345 of 1,886 |
| 56Prince Edward County, VA | 37 | 7 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #1,398 of 1,886 |
| 57Newport News city, VA | 37 | 74 | 9.7 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #1,400 of 1,886 |
| 58Fairfax city, VA | 37 | 65 | 71.0 | $210K | +10.8% | #1,431 of 1,886 |
| 59Alexandria city, VA | 36 | 116 | 15.2 | $929K | +1.0% | #1,451 of 1,886 |
| 60Montgomery County, VA | 34 | 40 | 10.8 | $1M | −1.2% | #1,507 of 1,886 |
| 61Salem city, VA | 34 | 11 | 10.7 | $1M | +1.7% | #1,508 of 1,886 |
| 62Halifax County, VA | 34 | 13 | 9.5 | $985K | −1.4% | #1,510 of 1,886 |
| 63Petersburg city, VA | 33 | 14 | 9.2 | $972K | +1.0% | #1,549 of 1,886 |
| 64Albemarle County, VA | 33 | 89 | 19.4 | $686K | +5.1% | #1,565 of 1,886 |
| 65Wythe County, VA | 32 | 12 | 9.6 | $1M | −1.2% | #1,574 of 1,886 |
| 66Roanoke city, VA | 32 | 48 | 11.0 | $885K | −0.8% | #1,587 of 1,886 |
| 67Falls Church city, VA | 32 | 58 | 92.5 | $171K | +3.3% | #1,601 of 1,886 |
| 68Nottoway County, VA | 31 | 5 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #1,603 of 1,886 |
| 69Staunton city, VA | 31 | 12 | 10.6 | $962K | +3.8% | #1,610 of 1,886 |
| 70Fairfax County, VA | 31 | 904 | 21.8 | $728K | +1.7% | #1,628 of 1,886 |
| 71Manassas city, VA | 30 | 37 | 26.1 | $523K | +3.9% | #1,652 of 1,886 |
| 72Fredericksburg city, VA | 29 | 38 | 32.4 | $377K | +8.6% | #1,677 of 1,886 |
| 73Henrico County, VA | 28 | 224 | 16.3 | $758K | +2.3% | #1,704 of 1,886 |
| 74Bristol city, VA | 25 | 10 | 13.8 | $681K | −5.2% | #1,763 of 1,886 |
| 75Waynesboro city, VA | 25 | 22 | 22.4 | $449K | +7.5% | #1,765 of 1,886 |
| 76Virginia Beach city, VA | 24 | 267 | 14.8 | $832K | −1.3% | #1,773 of 1,886 |
| 77Lynchburg city, VA | 22 | 42 | 14.6 | $684K | +3.0% | #1,804 of 1,886 |
| 78Williamsburg city, VA | 21 | 14 | 27.9 | $404K | +2.6% | #1,816 of 1,886 |
| 79Colonial Heights city, VA | 21 | 21 | 27.9 | $396K | +3.2% | #1,817 of 1,886 |
| 80Roanoke County, VA | 19 | 85 | 21.4 | $545K | +0.2% | #1,827 of 1,886 |
| 81Martinsville city, VA | 13 | 19 | 33.3 | $277K | +2.8% | #1,866 of 1,886 |
| 82Winchester city, VA | 13 | 58 | 50.5 | $206K | +1.0% | #1,867 of 1,886 |
| 83Harrisonburg city, VA | 8 | 32 | 18.4 | $555K | −1.7% | #1,881 of 1,886 |
| 84Danville city, VA | 6 | 38 | 19.9 | $452K | −2.2% | #1,885 of 1,886 |
| Prince George County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +2.0% | |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $12M | +3.6% | |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.1M | 0.0% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.9M | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2.8M | −1.8% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6.4M | −8.7% | |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| King William County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +9.5% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.3M | +0.9% | |
| Patrick County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $7.8M | −0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.9% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $1.7M | −3.5% | |
| Radford city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +7.0% | |
| Appomattox County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +6.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Floyd County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +2.1% | |
| Grayson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Alleghany County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −4.2% | |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +1.2% | |
| Madison County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +2.7% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.2M | −6.0% | |
| Amelia County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +2.7% | |
| Northumberland County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +6.1% | |
| Northampton County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −2.8% | |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $1.5M | +0.9% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Lancaster County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +0.9% | |
| Middlesex County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +2.2% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Essex County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +0.5% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 11.6 | $850K | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 7 | 32.0 | $339K | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 9 | 32.6 | $288K | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $3.2M | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 12.6 | $792K | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $2.1M | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 18.5 | $514K | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | $1.8M | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 7 | 43.6 | $197K | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Virginia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,527 dentists and orthodontists in Virginia. 523 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3,402 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.3B a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,527 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $940K 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 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Virginia has 13.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $940K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Virginia would have about 4,326, against 4,527 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Lynchburg metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Lake of the Woods area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 84 scored counties in Virginia, Goochland County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Virginia scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #39 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Virginia. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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