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Dentists and orthodontists in Louisa County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #54 of 1,886 scored counties
#7 of 84 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,181 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,924
+13.6% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Louisa County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #54 of 1,886 scored counties and #7 of 84 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Louisa County comes to about $18.4M a year: $1,181 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.8M per practice, 87% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Louisa County has 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Louisa County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 3,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Louisa County grew 13.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Louisa 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 Louisa County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLouisa CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.413.513.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$940K$984K
Households per official establishment3,112989952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,181$1,264$1,288
Median household income$86,689$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score8237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Louisa 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 Louisa County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,924+13.6% since 2020
Households
15,561
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$86,689+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,574
Median home value
$315,300
Jobs located here
10,414
Daytime population
35,038Residents 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 Louisa 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

Other business types in Louisa County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 dentists and orthodontists in Louisa County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $18.4M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 15,561 households in Louisa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Louisa County has 6.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Louisa County would have about 19, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Louisa County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Louisa County at 42,924 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,561 households. Median household income in Louisa County is $86,689, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Louisa County scores 82 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #54 of 1,886 scored counties.

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