Market rankings · West Virginia
Dentists and orthodontists in West Virginia
Markets across West Virginia ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 673
- 60 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 473
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $732.4M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 30% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #26 of 51
- Market score 47 · Lower middle
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in West Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 673 dentists and orthodontists in West Virginia. 60 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in West Virginia comes to about $732.4M a year: $1,005 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 473 businesses with payroll in West Virginia classed as offices of dentists, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,540 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $266K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in West Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, West Virginia ranks #26 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest (78). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in West Virginia, the Elkins area scores highest (36).
Every market in West Virginia for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in West Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 78 | 93 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #12 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 66 | 32 | 6.4 | $1.7M | −3.6% | #76 of 387 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 49 | 138 | 9.1 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #191 of 387 |
| 3Wheeling, WV-OH | 44 | 56 | 9.7 | $1.2M | −3.6% | #231 of 387 |
| 4Morgantown, WV | 44 | 61 | 10.6 | $1M | +1.3% | #237 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 41 | 78 | 14.0 | $840K | +6.5% | #265 of 387 |
| 5Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 37 | 38 | 10.0 | $984K | −2.3% | #295 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 37 | 4,023 | 17.0 | $860K | +3.3% | #304 of 387 |
| 6Beckley, WV | 26 | 44 | 9.8 | $959K | −4.3% | #357 of 387 |
| 7Charleston, WV | 15 | 126 | 14.4 | $692K | −4.7% | #384 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elkins, WV | 36 | 10 | 9.4 | $1M | −3.6% | #395 of 526 |
| 2Bluefield, WV-VA | 32 | 35 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −3.8% | #429 of 526 |
| 3Fairmont, WV | 29 | 24 | 10.3 | $1M | −1.2% | #457 of 526 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 28 | 38 | 9.9 | $1M | −1.3% | #465 of 526 |
| 4Clarksburg, WV | 24 | 38 | 10.7 | $958K | −2.4% | #493 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 85 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +9.2% | #23 of 1,886 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 73 | 34 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +13.7% | #203 of 1,886 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 68 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #320 of 1,886 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 67 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #328 of 1,886 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 63 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.1M | −4.0% | #450 of 1,886 |
| 6Preston County, WV | 56 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #702 of 1,886 |
| 7Boone County, WV | 50 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −6.9% | #923 of 1,886 |
| 8Brooke County, WV | 49 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −6.0% | #954 of 1,886 |
| 9Hancock County, WV | 49 | 9 | 7.0 | $1.4M | −4.5% | #959 of 1,886 |
| 10Mingo County, WV | 45 | 6 | 6.4 | $1.3M | −8.7% | #1,118 of 1,886 |
| 11Randolph County, WV | 36 | 10 | 9.4 | $1M | −3.6% | #1,441 of 1,886 |
| 12Fayette County, WV | 34 | 12 | 7.5 | $1.2M | −5.6% | #1,501 of 1,886 |
| 13Putnam County, WV | 34 | 28 | 12.0 | $960K | −1.0% | #1,511 of 1,886 |
| 14Monongalia County, WV | 34 | 53 | 11.9 | $922K | +2.0% | #1,514 of 1,886 |
| 15Marshall County, WV | 32 | 10 | 8.0 | $1.2M | −4.4% | #1,567 of 1,886 |
| 16Upshur County, WV | 32 | 10 | 10.5 | $925K | −0.3% | #1,584 of 1,886 |
| 17Marion County, WV | 30 | 24 | 10.3 | $1M | −1.2% | #1,634 of 1,886 |
| 18Mason County, WV | 28 | 8 | 7.8 | $1.2M | −2.7% | #1,679 of 1,886 |
| 19Wood County, WV | 28 | 38 | 10.6 | $934K | −2.1% | #1,686 of 1,886 |
| 20Nicholas County, WV | 27 | 8 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −2.9% | #1,709 of 1,886 |
| 21Mercer County, WV | 26 | 24 | 9.9 | $967K | −3.4% | #1,729 of 1,886 |
| 22Jackson County, WV | 26 | 16 | 13.9 | $721K | −1.0% | #1,749 of 1,886 |
| 23Cabell County, WV | 22 | 50 | 12.7 | $773K | −3.2% | #1,799 of 1,886 |
| 24Raleigh County, WV | 16 | 32 | 11.0 | $852K | −3.5% | #1,843 of 1,886 |
| 25Harrison County, WV | 16 | 34 | 12.9 | $797K | −2.5% | #1,846 of 1,886 |
Show all 55 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Kanawha County, WV | 13 | 119 | 15.6 | $647K | −4.3% | #1,864 of 1,886 |
| 27Ohio County, WV | 10 | 25 | 13.6 | $750K | −4.4% | #1,874 of 1,886 |
| 28Greenbrier County, WV | 10 | 19 | 12.8 | $714K | −4.0% | #1,875 of 1,886 |
| Logan County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $3M | −6.6% | |
| Hampshire County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +4.4% | |
| Wyoming County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.5M | −7.1% | |
| Lincoln County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $2.3M | −5.8% | |
| McDowell County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.5M | −10.9% | |
| Lewis County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −3.7% | |
| Taylor County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −2.4% | |
| Barbour County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −0.3% | |
| Hardy County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +0.7% | |
| Wetzel County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 6.5 | $1.5M | −4.6% | |
| Roane County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −4.8% | |
| Monroe County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +0.8% | |
| Braxton County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 8.4 | $1.1M | −4.1% | |
| Summers County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $4M | −3.3% | |
| Grant County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +0.4% | |
| Ritchie County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 5.9 | $1.6M | −4.6% | |
| Webster County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 6.9 | $1.3M | −7.1% | |
| Tyler County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Clay County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 6.7 | $1.3M | −5.9% | |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Doddridge County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Pleasants County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 14.4 | $704K | −4.1% | |
| Gilmer County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 8.9 | $988K | −4.2% | |
| Tucker County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Calhoun County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −3.6% | |
| Pendleton County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 12.8 | $743K | −4.9% | |
| Wirt County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in West Virginia?
There are 673 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in West Virginia as of September 2026. 60 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 473 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in West Virginia spend on medical and dental services?
About $732.4M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 673 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 728,655 households in West Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Virginia compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
West Virginia has 9.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, West Virginia would have about 745, against 673 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,540 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in West Virginia has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in West Virginia, the Elkins area scores highest, at 36 (lower middle). Among 28 scored counties in West Virginia, Jefferson County scores highest, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. West Virginia scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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