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Dentists and orthodontists in Webster County, WV

How Webster County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On medical and dental services · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,760
−7.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dentists and orthodontists in Webster County. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households.

At $874 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $2.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Webster County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Webster County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Webster 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 Webster County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.99.213.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,540952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$874$1,005$1,288
Median household income$43,839$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,760−7.1% since 2020
Households
2,899
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$43,839
Average household income
$58,888
Median home value
$76,100
Jobs located here
1,522
Daytime population
6,881Residents 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 Webster 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
Webster County, WVNot scored26.9$1.3M−7.1%

Other business types in Webster County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.5M a year, or $874 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,899 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Webster County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Webster County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 7,760 people in 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,899 households. The median household income in Webster County is $43,839 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Webster County

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