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Dentists and orthodontists in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area
How the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 57
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On medical and dental services · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,616
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area spend about $75M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,067 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 34% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 57 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area was 45 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,562 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #123 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $940K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,562 | 989 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,067 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,839 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 633
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 574 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,616−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,282
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,455 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $65,839
- Average household income
- $91,263
- Median home value
- $240,900
- Jobs located here
- 72,190
- Daytime population
- 185,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| 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 |
Other business types in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics23
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 dentists and orthodontists in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $75M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 70,282 households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area has 8.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area would have about 76, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,562 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area at 181,616 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 70,282 households. Median household income in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area is $65,839, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area scores 59 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #123 of 387 scored metro areas.
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