Health care · Metro area · Oregon
Dentists and orthodontists in the Albany, OR metro area
How the Albany, OR 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #209 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 60
- 12 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,843
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 dentists and orthodontists in the Albany metro area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Albany metro area comes to about $61.1M a year: $1,204 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1M per practice, 3% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Albany metro area classed as offices of dentists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,127 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Albany metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Albany metro area is 47 (lower middle), #209 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Albany metro area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Albany metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $917K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,127 | 898 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −4.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,204 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,329 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 450.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Albany 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 Albany metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,843+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 50,729
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $76,329+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,267
- Median home value
- $376,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,739
- Daytime population
- 117,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany, OR | 47 | 60 | 11.8 | $1M | +3.0% | #209 of 387 |
| 2Corvallis, OR | 45 | 51 | 13.2 | $976K | +4.4% | #227 of 387 |
| 3Salem, OR | 40 | 222 | 13.9 | $917K | +2.7% | #270 of 387 |
| 4Bend, OR | 39 | 167 | 16.0 | $860K | +7.0% | #284 of 387 |
| 5Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 37 | 1,571 | 15.6 | $920K | +1.0% | #300 of 387 |
| 6Eugene-Springfield, OR | 29 | 207 | 12.9 | $936K | −0.7% | #345 of 387 |
| 7Medford, OR | 24 | 129 | 14.0 | $877K | −0.9% | #367 of 387 |
| 8Grants Pass, OR | 24 | 49 | 13.3 | $870K | −0.4% | #368 of 387 |
Other business types in the Albany 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 clinics80
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Albany, OR metro area?
There are 60 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Albany metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany, OR metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $61.1M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $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 50,729 households in the Albany metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Albany metro area has 11.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Albany metro area would have about 62, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,127 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany metro area at 132,843 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,729 households. The median household income in the Albany metro area is $76,329 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.6% 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 Albany metro area scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #209 of 387 scored metro areas.
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