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Dentists and orthodontists in Summers County, WV

The dentists and orthodontists in Summers County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On medical and dental services · $860 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,532
−3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Summers County spend about $4M a year on medical and dental services, or $860 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There is 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings in Summers County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Summers County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Summers County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, Summers County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Summers 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Summers County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSummers CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.19.213.1
Spending per listing$4M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,540952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$860$1,005$1,288
Median household income$40,699$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Summers 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 Summers County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,532−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,680
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$40,699+6.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,559
Median home value
$140,100
Jobs located here
1,800
Daytime population
10,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Summers County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV85125.3$2.4M+9.2%#23 of 1,886
2Berkeley County, WV73346.7$1.7M+13.7%#203 of 1,886
3Morgan County, WV6856.8$1.5M+5.5%#320 of 1,886
4Mineral County, WV6754.5$2.3M−0.4%#328 of 1,886
5Wayne County, WV6353.2$3.1M−4.0%#450 of 1,886
6Preston County, WV5686.2$1.6M−0.6%#702 of 1,886
7Boone County, WV5056.3$1.5M−6.9%#923 of 1,886
8Brooke County, WV4966.2$1.6M−6.0%#954 of 1,886
9Hancock County, WV4997.0$1.4M−4.5%#959 of 1,886
10Mingo County, WV4566.4$1.3M−8.7%#1,118 of 1,886
Summers County, WVNot scored12.1$4M−3.3%

Other business types in Summers County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Summers County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 dentist or orthodontist in Summers County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Summers County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Summers County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $4M a year, or $860 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, it comes to $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 4,680 households in Summers County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Summers County, WV compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Summers County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Summers County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Summers County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Summers County at 11,532 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,680 households. Median household income in Summers County is $40,699, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.6%, 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. Summers County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Summers County

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