Health care · Small-town market · Washington
Dentists and orthodontists in the Port Angeles, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Port Angeles, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #306 of 526 scored small-town markets
#10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 35
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,202
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Port Angeles area comes to about $42.6M a year: $1,216 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per practice, 24% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 35 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Port Angeles area as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Port Angeles area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Port Angeles area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Port Angeles area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #306 of 526 scored small-town markets and #10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Port Angeles area 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 | Port Angeles area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $971K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 844 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,216 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,370 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 353 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,202+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,046
- Median age
- 51.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,739 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,370+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,407
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,717
- Daytime population
- 69,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Angeles area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 84 | 17 | 6.5 | $2M | +7.8% | #7 of 526 |
| 2Port Townsend, WA | 73 | 10 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #55 of 526 |
| 3Moses Lake, WA | 73 | 26 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +6.3% | #57 of 526 |
| 4Oak Harbor, WA | 64 | 27 | 7.5 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #124 of 526 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 62 | 26 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #149 of 526 |
| 6Othello, WA | 58 | 6 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #198 of 526 |
| 7Ellensburg, WA | 57 | 19 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #207 of 526 |
| 8Pullman, WA | 51 | 17 | 9.1 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #247 of 526 |
| 9Centralia, WA | 51 | 35 | 10.6 | $1.2M | +6.7% | #250 of 526 |
| 10Port Angeles, WA | 45 | 35 | 10.0 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #306 of 526 |
Other business types in the Port Angeles 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy74
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Port Angeles, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 dentists and orthodontists in the Port Angeles area. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Port Angeles, WA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.6M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 35,046 households in the Port Angeles area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Angeles, WA area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Port Angeles area has 10.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Port Angeles area would have about 43, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 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 Port Angeles, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Angeles area at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. Median household income in the Port Angeles area is $70,370, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Port Angeles area scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #306 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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