Dental practices in North Carolina 3,951 establishments · 34,389 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
3,951
Employment
34,389
Avg Annual Pay
$71,061
State Rank
#9 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,951
136,855
2.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$71,061
$65,400
+$5,661 (+8.7%)
Location quotient
0.93
1.00
7% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.7
7.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.93 means dental practices are 7% under-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621210. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json