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Dentists and orthodontists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 2,816
- 279 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 2,189
- −0.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $896K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,161,883
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,816 dentists and orthodontists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. Of those, 279 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area spend about $2.5B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,568 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $896K per practice, 9% 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 2,189 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 735 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $24.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #262 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro 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 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $896K | $971K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 735 | 844 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.3% | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,568 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,189−0.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 18,592
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,816279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,564The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $24.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,161,883+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,608,596
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 692
- Median household income
- $115,177+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,706
- Median home value
- $717,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,129,194
- Daytime population
- 4,229,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Longview-Kelso, WA | 65 | 40 | 9.1 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #82 of 387 |
| 2Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 59 | 50 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #126 of 387 |
| 3Bellingham, WA | 58 | 101 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #132 of 387 |
| 4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 51 | 148 | 13.6 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #184 of 387 |
| 5Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 48 | 66 | 12.6 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #200 of 387 |
| 6Yakima, WA | 47 | 101 | 11.5 | $1M | +1.0% | #207 of 387 |
| 7Kennewick-Richland, WA | 46 | 153 | 14.2 | $952K | +6.5% | #219 of 387 |
| 8Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 44 | 165 | 13.9 | $989K | +2.8% | #239 of 387 |
| 9Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 41 | 2,816 | 17.5 | $896K | +3.3% | #262 of 387 |
| 10Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 38 | 323 | 13.6 | $935K | +3.5% | #287 of 387 |
Other business types in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics82
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics79
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area?
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 2,816 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 279 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 2,189 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.5B a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,816 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $896K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,608,596 households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 17.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $896K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area would have about 2,564, against 2,816 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 735 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area at 4,161,883 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,608,596 households. The median household income in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is $115,177 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 41 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #262 of 387 scored metro areas.
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