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Dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County, VA
The dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #492 of 1,886 scored counties
#19 of 84 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,586
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 63% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pulaski County comes to about $14.8M a year: $1,022 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per practice, 2.2 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,065 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pulaski County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #492 of 1,886 scored counties and #19 of 84 scored counties in Virginia.
How Pulaski 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.
| Measure | Pulaski County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $940K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,065 | 989 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,022 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,028 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,586−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,456
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,453
- Median home value
- $191,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,839
- Daytime population
- 34,353Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Pulaski County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 92 | 7 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +17.4% | #3 of 1,886 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 87 | 18 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +8.8% | #14 of 1,886 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 86 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +11.3% | #16 of 1,886 |
| 4King George County, VA | 85 | 8 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #26 of 1,886 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 84 | 8 | 8.6 | $1.6M | +21.2% | #34 of 1,886 |
| 6Orange County, VA | 83 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +10.1% | #41 of 1,886 |
| 7Louisa County, VA | 82 | 10 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +13.6% | #54 of 1,886 |
| 8Fluvanna County, VA | 81 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +6.2% | #55 of 1,886 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 80 | 9 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +6.7% | #69 of 1,886 |
| 10Clarke County, VA | 76 | 5 | 8.5 | $1.6M | +5.4% | #137 of 1,886 |
| 19Pulaski County, VA | 62 | 7 | 4.8 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #492 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists62
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pulaski County, VA?
There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Pulaski County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.8M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, VA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pulaski County has 4.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,065 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County scores 62 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #492 of 1,886 scored counties.
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