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Dentists and orthodontists in Josephine County, OR
The dentists and orthodontists in Josephine County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,739 of 1,886 scored counties
#25 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 49
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $870K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Josephine County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,739 of 1,886 scored counties and #25 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 dentists and orthodontists in Josephine County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Josephine County comes to about $42.6M a year: $1,162 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $870K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% below 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.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Josephine County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 992 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Josephine County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Josephine County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Josephine County 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 | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $870K | $917K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 992 | 898 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | −4.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,162 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 499 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
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Josephine County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 79 | 8 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +10.6% | #88 of 1,886 |
| 2Polk County, OR | 75 | 25 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #157 of 1,886 |
| 3Jefferson County, OR | 73 | 6 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #201 of 1,886 |
| 4Columbia County, OR | 50 | 22 | 10.5 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #934 of 1,886 |
| 5Tillamook County, OR | 46 | 12 | 10.1 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #1,092 of 1,886 |
| 6Coos County, OR | 45 | 25 | 8.7 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #1,117 of 1,886 |
| 7Lincoln County, OR | 45 | 22 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +0.3% | #1,123 of 1,886 |
| 8Linn County, OR | 42 | 60 | 11.8 | $1M | +3.0% | #1,229 of 1,886 |
| 9Benton County, OR | 42 | 51 | 13.2 | $976K | +4.4% | #1,237 of 1,886 |
| 10Yamhill County, OR | 41 | 53 | 13.5 | $987K | +2.2% | #1,258 of 1,886 |
| 25Josephine County, OR | 26 | 49 | 13.3 | $870K | −0.4% | #1,739 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Josephine County
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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Josephine County, OR?
There are 49 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Josephine County as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Josephine County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.6M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $870K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Josephine County has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $870K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Josephine County would have about 43, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 992 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Josephine County scores 26 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,739 of 1,886 scored counties.
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