Health care · County · Oregon
Dentists and orthodontists in Malheur County, OR
The dentists and orthodontists in Malheur County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,835 of 1,886 scored counties
#28 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,084 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Malheur County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,835 of 1,886 scored counties and #28 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,084 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Malheur County spend about $11.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $465K per practice, 53% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Malheur County has 24 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Malheur County in 2023. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Malheur County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur 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 | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $917K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 643 | 898 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,084 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 28Malheur County, OR | 18 | 24 | 23.3 | $465K | +1.9% | #1,835 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Malheur 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Malheur County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 dentists and orthodontists in Malheur County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $465K 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 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Malheur County has 23.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $465K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Malheur County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 18 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,835 of 1,886 scored counties.
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