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Dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County, WV
How Mercer County, WV 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,729 of 1,886 scored counties
#21 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On medical and dental services · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $967K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,503
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County is 26 (lower middle), #1,729 of 1,886 scored counties and #21 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 dentists and orthodontists in Mercer County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Mercer County comes to about $23.2M a year: $958 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 dentists and orthodontists, that is $967K per practice, 2% below 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 17 businesses with payroll in Mercer County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mercer County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mercer County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 9.2 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $967K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,425 | 1,540 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $958 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,503−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,224
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $53,210+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,510
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,809
- Daytime population
- 57,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| 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 |
| 21Mercer County, WV | 26 | 24 | 9.9 | $967K | −3.4% | #1,729 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Mercer County, WV?
Mercer County has 24 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.2M a year, or $958 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $967K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,224 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, WV compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Mercer County has 9.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $967K, 2% below 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 1,425 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 57,503 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,224 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $53,210 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Mercer County scores 26 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,729 of 1,886 scored counties.
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