Health care · Metro area · California
Dentists and orthodontists in the Modesto, CA metro area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Modesto, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #372 of 387 scored metro areas
#23 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 284
- 37 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 248
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $231.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $815K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,719
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Modesto metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #372 of 387 scored metro areas and #23 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Modesto metro area comes to about $231.5M a year: $1,302 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $815K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 284 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Modesto metro area as of September 2026. 37 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 22% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Modesto metro area in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 717 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Modesto metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Modesto metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Modesto metro area 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.
| Measure | Modesto metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 17.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $815K | $817K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 717 | 595 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +1.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,302 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 248+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,074
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28437 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 235The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Modesto metro area, 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 the Modesto metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,719+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 177,874
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $81,468+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,867
- Median home value
- $450,100
- Jobs located here
- 196,740
- Daytime population
- 519,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in California, with the Modesto metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1El Centro, CA | 72 | 31 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #34 of 387 |
| 2Yuba City, CA | 62 | 66 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +3.3% | #111 of 387 |
| 3Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 56 | 310 | 10.9 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #141 of 387 |
| 4Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 52 | 46 | 10.4 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #177 of 387 |
| 5Merced, CA | 51 | 93 | 10.8 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #182 of 387 |
| 6Stockton-Lodi, CA | 49 | 337 | 13.7 | $1M | +5.5% | #194 of 387 |
| 7Visalia, CA | 44 | 163 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #234 of 387 |
| 8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 37 | 2,197 | 15.1 | $900K | +3.5% | #301 of 387 |
| 9Vallejo, CA | 36 | 248 | 15.7 | $919K | +0.6% | #312 of 387 |
| 10Salinas, CA | 34 | 192 | 14.5 | $984K | −1.5% | #320 of 387 |
| 23Modesto, CA | 23 | 284 | 16.0 | $815K | +0.7% | #372 of 387 |
Other business types in the Modesto metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics41
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Modesto, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 284 dentists and orthodontists in the Modesto metro area. 37 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Modesto, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $231.5M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $815K 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 177,874 households in the Modesto metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Modesto, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Modesto metro area has 16.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $815K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Modesto metro area would have about 235, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Modesto, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Modesto metro area at 557,719 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,874 households. Median household income in the Modesto metro area is $81,468, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. The Modesto metro area scores 23 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #372 of 387 scored metro areas.
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