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Dentists and orthodontists in the Ukiah, CA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Ukiah, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #325 of 526 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
29
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
28
−3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,122
−3.5% 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

Households in the Ukiah area spend about $42.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,207 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per practice, 47% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 29 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Ukiah area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Ukiah area in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,244 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ukiah area declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, the Ukiah area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #325 of 526 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in California.

How the Ukiah 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 Ukiah, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureUkiah areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.317.913.1
Spending per listing$1.5M$817K$984K
Households per official establishment1,244595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.4%+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,207$1,464$1,288
Median household income$68,092$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4322

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28−3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
293 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 the Ukiah 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 Ukiah area

Population, 2025 estimate
88,122−3.5% since 2020
Households
34,842
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,438
Median home value
$512,200
Jobs located here
29,495
Daytime population
87,475Residents 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 small-town markets in California for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ukiah area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clearlake, CA61228.2$1.4M−0.6%#160 of 526
2Bishop, CA5567.5$1.7M−4.4%#217 of 526
3Truckee-Grass Valley, CA49429.8$1.4M−0.4%#266 of 526
4Susanville, CA4866.5$1.8M−13.1%#271 of 526
5Red Bluff, CA44239.3$1.3M−1.7%#313 of 526
6Ukiah, CA43298.3$1.5M−3.5%#325 of 526
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA432913.3$1M+0.9%#333 of 526
7Eureka-Arcata, CA37519.3$1.3M−3.4%#384 of 526
8Sonora, CA183816.7$761K−4.0%#517 of 526

Other business types in the Ukiah area

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 dentists and orthodontists in the Ukiah area. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.

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

About $42.1M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 34,842 households in the Ukiah area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Ukiah area has 8.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Ukiah area would have about 43, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,244 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ukiah, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Ukiah area at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. Median household income in the Ukiah area is $68,092, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ukiah area scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #325 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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