Health care · Metro area · Idaho
Dentists and orthodontists in the Boise City, ID metro area
How the Boise City, ID 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #263 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 459
- 50 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 390
- +11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $405.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,332 a household
- Spending per listing
- $883K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 864,243
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Boise City metro area comes to about $405.2M a year: $1,332 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 459 dentists and orthodontists, that is $883K per practice, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 459 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Boise City metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 50 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 15% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 390 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Boise City metro area in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $24.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Boise City metro area.
Population estimates show the Boise City metro area grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Boise City metro area is 41 (lower middle), #263 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Boise City metro area compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Boise City metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $883K | $848K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 780 | 756 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.2% | +7.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,332 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,987 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 390+11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,519
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $183.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 45950 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 412The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $24.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Boise City 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 Boise City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 864,243+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 304,187
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 11,767 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $85,987+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,865
- Median home value
- $468,900
- Jobs located here
- 391,939
- Daytime population
- 824,168Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Boise City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boise City, ID | 41 | 459 | 15.1 | $883K | +12.2% | #263 of 387 |
| 2Coeur d’Alene, ID | 35 | 119 | 16.7 | $762K | +11.0% | #319 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston, ID-WA | 34 | 35 | 13.1 | $934K | +1.5% | #323 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 32 | 80 | 16.2 | $795K | +8.8% | #335 of 387 |
| 4Idaho Falls, ID | 31 | 99 | 17.9 | $715K | +9.8% | #342 of 387 |
| 5Twin Falls, ID | 27 | 75 | 17.4 | $682K | +8.1% | #356 of 387 |
| 6Pocatello, ID | 24 | 61 | 18.2 | $648K | +4.9% | #370 of 387 |
Other business types in the Boise City 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics68
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Boise City, ID metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 459 dentists and orthodontists in the Boise City metro area. 50 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 390 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boise City, ID metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $405.2M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 459 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $883K 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 304,187 households in the Boise City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boise City, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Boise City metro area has 15.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $883K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Boise City metro area would have about 412, against 459 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boise City, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boise City metro area at 864,243 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 304,187 households. Median household income in the Boise City metro area is $85,987, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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 Boise City metro area scores 41 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #263 of 387 scored metro areas.
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