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Dentists and orthodontists in Madera County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Madera County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,019 of 1,886 scored counties
#13 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
55
4 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
44
+7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,265 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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 $1,265 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Madera County spend about $57.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 55 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1M per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Madera County has 55 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Madera County classed as offices of dentists, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Madera County.

Population estimates put the population change in Madera County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Madera County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,019 of 1,886 scored counties and #13 of 51 scored counties in California.

How Madera County compares

The same measures for California 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 Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.117.913.1
Spending per listing$1M$817K$984K
Households per official establishment1,031595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.3%+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,265$1,464$1,288
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4822

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 44+7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
299
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
554 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA8972.4$5.1M+8.2%#9 of 1,886
2Amador County, CA72138.1$1.6M+3.2%#220 of 1,886
3San Benito County, CA672411.7$1.3M+8.6%#361 of 1,886
4Imperial County, CA63316.2$1.8M+1.1%#456 of 1,886
5Calaveras County, CA62168.7$1.5M+2.8%#504 of 1,886
6Lake County, CA60228.2$1.4M−0.6%#566 of 1,886
7Inyo County, CA5667.5$1.7M−4.4%#698 of 1,886
8Yolo County, CA519212.0$1.2M+3.1%#900 of 1,886
9Lassen County, CA5066.5$1.8M−13.1%#920 of 1,886
10Colusa County, CA5079.3$1.3M−0.1%#929 of 1,886
13Madera County, CA485512.1$1M+7.4%#1,019 of 1,886

Other business types in Madera County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Madera County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 dentists and orthodontists in Madera County. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Madera County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $57.4M a year, or $1,265 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Madera County, CA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Madera County has 12.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Madera County would have about 58, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,019 of 1,886 scored counties.

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