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Dentists and orthodontists in Kittitas County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Kittitas County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 1,886 scored counties
#13 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kittitas County comes to about $25.7M a year: $1,285 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 19 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.4M per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Kittitas County has 19 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Kittitas County in 2023. That is one for every 1,111 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kittitas County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kittitas County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #686 of 1,886 scored counties and #13 of 32 scored counties in Washington.
How Kittitas County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Kittitas County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $971K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,111 | 844 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Kittitas 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 Kittitas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 81 | 17 | 6.5 | $2M | +7.8% | #61 of 1,886 |
| 2Klickitat County, WA | 79 | 6 | 6.1 | $2M | +6.6% | #85 of 1,886 |
| 3Pacific County, WA | 78 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +3.6% | #103 of 1,886 |
| 4Stevens County, WA | 74 | 16 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #185 of 1,886 |
| 5Grant County, WA | 72 | 26 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +6.3% | #219 of 1,886 |
| 6Douglas County, WA | 71 | 13 | 8.2 | $1.6M | +8.0% | #246 of 1,886 |
| 7Jefferson County, WA | 70 | 10 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #258 of 1,886 |
| 8Franklin County, WA | 70 | 23 | 7.7 | $1.7M | +5.6% | #267 of 1,886 |
| 9San Juan County, WA | 69 | 6 | 6.7 | $2M | +4.2% | #280 of 1,886 |
| 10Island County, WA | 62 | 27 | 7.5 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #498 of 1,886 |
| 13Kittitas County, WA | 57 | 19 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #686 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Kittitas 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists57
- Primary care and pediatrics84
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Kittitas County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 dentists and orthodontists in Kittitas County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Kittitas County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.7M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 19,993 households in Kittitas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kittitas County, WA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Kittitas County has 9.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Kittitas County would have about 26, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Kittitas County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Kittitas County at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in Kittitas County is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Kittitas County scores 57 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #686 of 1,886 scored counties.
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