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Dentists and orthodontists in the Napa, CA metro area

How the Napa, CA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #322 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
79
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
81
+2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,551 a household
Spending per listing
$977K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,949
−3.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Napa metro area is 34 (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 dentists and orthodontists in the Napa metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,551 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Napa metro area spend about $77.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $977K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in the Napa metro area classed as offices of dentists, up 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 614 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Napa metro area. Population estimates show the Napa metro area declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Napa 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Napa, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNapa metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.917.913.1
Spending per listing$977K$817K$984K
Households per official establishment614595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.5%+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,551$1,464$1,288
Median household income$111,471$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3422

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
81+2.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
597
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
793 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$8.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Napa 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 Napa metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
132,949−3.3% since 2020
Households
49,763
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
752 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$111,471+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,760
Median home value
$869,500
Jobs located here
76,014
Daytime population
143,128Residents 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 metro areas in California for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in California, with the Napa metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1El Centro, CA72316.2$1.8M+1.1%#34 of 387
2Yuba City, CA626610.7$1.2M+3.3%#111 of 387
3Bakersfield-Delano, CA5631010.9$1.1M+2.3%#141 of 387
4Hanford-Corcoran, CA524610.4$1.2M+1.0%#177 of 387
5Merced, CA519310.8$1.1M+5.1%#182 of 387
6Stockton-Lodi, CA4933713.7$1M+5.5%#194 of 387
7Visalia, CA4416311.4$1.1M+2.4%#234 of 387
8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA372,19715.1$900K+3.5%#301 of 387
9Vallejo, CA3624815.7$919K+0.6%#312 of 387
10Salinas, CA3419214.5$984K−1.5%#320 of 387
12Napa, CA347915.9$977K−3.3%#322 of 387

Other business types in the Napa metro area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Napa, CA metro area?

The Napa metro area has 79 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Napa, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $77.2M a year, or $1,551 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $977K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,763 households in the Napa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Napa, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Napa metro area has 15.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $977K, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 614 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Napa, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Napa metro area at 132,949 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,763 households. The median household income in the Napa metro area is $111,471 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Napa metro area scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas.

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