Health care · Metro area · Virginia
Dentists and orthodontists in the Charlottesville, VA metro area
How the Charlottesville, 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #240 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 120
- 10 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $114M
- On medical and dental services · $1,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $950K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,597
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,261 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Charlottesville metro area spend about $114M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $950K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 120 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Charlottesville metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Charlottesville metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,090 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $204K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Charlottesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Charlottesville metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Charlottesville metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #240 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Charlottesville 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 | Charlottesville metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $950K | $940K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,090 | 989 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,261 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $93,598 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 830.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 699
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $204K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,597+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,452
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $93,598+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,972
- Median home value
- $430,300
- Jobs located here
- 108,968
- Daytime population
- 237,767Residents 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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Charlottesville, VA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 dentists and orthodontists in the Charlottesville metro area. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Charlottesville, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $114M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $950K 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 90,452 households in the Charlottesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlottesville, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Charlottesville metro area has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $950K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Charlottesville metro area would have about 116, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,090 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlottesville, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlottesville metro area at 228,597 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,452 households. Median household income in the Charlottesville metro area is $93,598, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. The Charlottesville metro area scores 44 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #240 of 387 scored metro areas.
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