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Dentists and orthodontists in Salem city, VA
How Salem 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,508 of 1,886 scored counties
#61 of 84 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,816
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Salem city is 34 (lower middle), #1,508 of 1,886 scored counties and #61 of 84 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dentists and orthodontists in Salem city. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Salem city comes to about $11.1M a year: $1,085 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Salem city was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,026 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Salem city grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Salem 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.
| Measure | Salem city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $940K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,026 | 989 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,085 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,725 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Salem 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 Salem city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,816+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,256
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,765
- Median household income
- $66,725+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,247
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,974
- Daytime population
- 36,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 61Salem city, VA | 34 | 11 | 10.7 | $1M | +1.7% | #1,508 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Salem city
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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors24
- Physical therapy23
- Optometrists and eye care17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Salem city, VA?
There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Salem city as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Salem city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $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 10,256 households in Salem city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem city, VA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Salem city has 10.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,026 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Salem city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Salem city at 25,816 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,256 households. The median household income in Salem city is $66,725 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Salem city scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,508 of 1,886 scored counties.
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