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Dentists and orthodontists in Plumas County, CA

The dentists and orthodontists in Plumas County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,399 of 1,886 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,217 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,583
−5.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dentists and orthodontists in Plumas County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Plumas County spend about $9.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,217 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 11% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Plumas County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,342 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plumas County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Plumas County is 37 (lower middle), #1,399 of 1,886 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in California.

How Plumas 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 Plumas County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasurePlumas CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.217.913.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$817K$984K
Households per official establishment1,342595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,217$1,464$1,288
Median household income$66,031$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3722

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
18,583−5.9% since 2020
Households
8,054
Median age
50.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,802
Median home value
$360,200
Jobs located here
5,669
Daytime population
17,759Residents 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 Plumas 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
25Plumas County, CA37911.2$1.1M−5.9%#1,399 of 1,886

Other business types in Plumas County

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

Questions

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

Plumas County has 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Plumas County has 11.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Plumas County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,342 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Plumas County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,399 of 1,886 scored counties.

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