Groundwork

Health care · County · Virginia

Dentists and orthodontists in Poquoson city, VA

How Poquoson city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #717 of 1,886 scored counties
#35 of 84 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,292
+6.6% since 2020

See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in Poquoson city

The site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Poquoson city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dentists and orthodontists in Poquoson city. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,373 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Poquoson city spend about $6.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 32% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Poquoson city in 2023. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Poquoson city from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Poquoson city is 56 (upper middle), #717 of 1,886 scored counties and #35 of 84 scored counties in Virginia.

How Poquoson city 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 Poquoson city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePoquoson cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.613.513.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$940K$984K
Households per official establishment788989952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,373$1,264$1,288
Median household income$120,972$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 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 Poquoson city, 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 Poquoson city

Population, 2025 estimate
13,292+6.6% since 2020
Households
4,728
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
15 sq. mi.
People per square mile
823
Median household income
$120,972+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$139,367
Median home value
$400,300
Jobs located here
1,866
Daytime population
9,251Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Poquoson city?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dentists and orthodontists on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Poquoson city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Dentists and orthodontists across Virginia

Every Virginia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Poquoson city 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
35Poquoson city, VA56510.6$1.3M+6.6%#717 of 1,886

Other business types in Poquoson city

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Poquoson city, VA?

There are 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Poquoson city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Poquoson city, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.5M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,728 households in Poquoson city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Poquoson city, VA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Poquoson city has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Poquoson city would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Poquoson city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Poquoson city at 13,292 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,728 households. The median household income in Poquoson city is $120,972 a year, 50% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Poquoson city scores 56 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #717 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Poquoson city. 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.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Poquoson city?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Poquoson city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.