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Dentists and orthodontists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #331 of 387 scored metro areas
#16 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 1,544
- 210 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 1,238
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $817K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,477,274
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is 33 (lower middle), #331 of 387 scored metro areas and #16 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $817K per practice, 17% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 1,544 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,238 businesses with payroll in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 712 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $29.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 17.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $817K | $817K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 712 | 595 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | +1.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,188 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,238−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $555.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,544210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,282The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $29.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 881,889
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 476
- Median household income
- $97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,123
- Median home value
- $589,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,075,816
- Daytime population
- 2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 33 | 1,544 | 17.5 | $817K | +3.2% | #331 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics70
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,544 dentists and orthodontists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. 210 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 1,238 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,544 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $817K 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 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 17.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $817K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 1,282, against 1,544 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 712 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 33 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #331 of 387 scored metro areas.
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