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Dentists and orthodontists in Buchanan County, VA

The dentists and orthodontists in Buchanan County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On medical and dental services · $851 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,492
−8.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 dentist or orthodontist in Buchanan County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Buchanan County comes to about $6.4M a year: $851 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Buchanan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Buchanan County declined 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, Buchanan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Buchanan County 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Buchanan County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBuchanan CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.313.513.1
Spending per listing$6.4M$940K$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a989952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$851$1,264$1,288
Median household income$42,886$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
18,492−8.7% since 2020
Households
7,530
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$42,886+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$56,349
Median home value
$94,900
Jobs located here
5,997
Daytime population
18,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA9276.8$2.1M+17.4%#3 of 1,886
2Frederick County, VA87185.1$2.5M+8.8%#14 of 1,886
3Caroline County, VA8654.2$2.8M+11.3%#16 of 1,886
4King George County, VA8587.9$1.7M+10.5%#26 of 1,886
5New Kent County, VA8488.6$1.6M+21.2%#34 of 1,886
6Orange County, VA8385.4$2.3M+10.1%#41 of 1,886
7Louisa County, VA82106.4$1.8M+13.6%#54 of 1,886
8Fluvanna County, VA8154.8$2.5M+6.2%#55 of 1,886
9Isle of Wight County, VA8095.7$2.1M+6.7%#69 of 1,886
10Clarke County, VA7658.5$1.6M+5.4%#137 of 1,886
Buchanan County, VANot scored11.3$6.4M−8.7%

Other business types in Buchanan County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Buchanan County, VA?

Buchanan County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Buchanan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Buchanan County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.4M a year, or $851 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, it comes to $6.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,530 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buchanan County, VA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Buchanan County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Buchanan County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Buchanan County at 18,492 people in 2025, down 8.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,530 households. The median household income in Buchanan County is $42,886 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Buchanan County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Buchanan County

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