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Dentists and orthodontists in Carbon County, WY

How Carbon County, WY 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,071 of 1,886 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,214 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,013
−3.4% 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

At $1,214 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Carbon County spend about $7.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Carbon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Carbon County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carbon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carbon County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carbon County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,071 of 1,886 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Carbon County compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Carbon County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureCarbon CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.211.713.1
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,2231,049952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,214$1,250$1,288
Median household income$70,511$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$948K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Carbon 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 Carbon County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,013−3.4% since 2020
Households
6,116
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
7,898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,511+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,259
Median home value
$222,700
Jobs located here
6,074
Daytime population
14,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Carbon County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Teton County, WY6888.1$2.1M−0.2%#303 of 1,886
2Converse County, WY5258.7$1.5M+0.6%#845 of 1,886
3Campbell County, WY472312.8$1M+2.1%#1,060 of 1,886
4Carbon County, WY4658.2$1.5M−3.4%#1,071 of 1,886
5Laramie County, WY464610.6$1.2M+2.2%#1,091 of 1,886
6Albany County, WY452011.7$985K+3.9%#1,140 of 1,886
7Lincoln County, WY441214.4$923K+7.8%#1,171 of 1,886
8Park County, WY391712.8$958K+5.1%#1,326 of 1,886
9Sheridan County, WY362014.4$838K+7.2%#1,465 of 1,886
10Natrona County, WY354011.8$1M+0.3%#1,482 of 1,886

Other business types in Carbon County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Carbon County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dentists and orthodontists in Carbon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Carbon County, WY spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.4M a year, or $1,214 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 6,116 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carbon County, WY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Carbon County has 8.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Carbon County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Carbon County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Carbon County at 14,013 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,116 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $70,511, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Carbon County scores 46 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,071 of 1,886 scored counties.

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