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Dentists and orthodontists in Tazewell County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Tazewell County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,076 of 1,886 scored counties
#49 of 84 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On medical and dental services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,635
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $935 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Tazewell County spend about $15.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Tazewell County has 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Tazewell County in 2023. That is one for every 2,327 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tazewell County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Tazewell County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,076 of 1,886 scored counties and #49 of 84 scored counties in Virginia.
How Tazewell 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 | Tazewell County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $940K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,327 | 989 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $935 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,313 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,635−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,290
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $47,313+12.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,710
- Median home value
- $118,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,139
- Daytime population
- 38,141Residents 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 Tazewell 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 |
| 49Tazewell County, VA | 46 | 11 | 6.8 | $1.4M | −4.4% | #1,076 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Tazewell 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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics12
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy10
- Optometrists and eye care8
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Tazewell County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dentists and orthodontists in Tazewell County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Tazewell County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.2M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 16,290 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tazewell County, VA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Tazewell County has 6.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,327 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Tazewell County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Tazewell County at 38,635 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,290 households. Median household income in Tazewell County is $47,313, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.4%, 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. Tazewell County scores 46 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,076 of 1,886 scored counties.
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