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Dentists and orthodontists in the Walla Walla, WA metro area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Walla Walla, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #366 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 33
- 4 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $881K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,361
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Walla Walla metro area scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #366 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Walla Walla metro area comes to about $29.1M a year: $1,240 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $881K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Walla Walla metro area has 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Walla Walla metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 809 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $228K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Walla Walla metro area. Population estimates show the Walla Walla metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Walla Walla 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 | Walla Walla metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $881K | $971K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 809 | 844 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,240 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,202 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $228K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,361−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,447
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,236
- Median home value
- $408,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,913
- Daytime population
- 66,232Residents 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 |
| 11Walla Walla, WA | 24 | 33 | 14.1 | $881K | −0.4% | #366 of 387 |
Other business types in the Walla Walla 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics17
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Walla Walla, WA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 dentists and orthodontists in the Walla Walla metro area. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Walla Walla, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.1M a year, or $1,240 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $881K 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 23,447 households in the Walla Walla metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Walla Walla, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Walla Walla metro area has 14.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $881K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Walla Walla metro area would have about 30, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 809 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Walla Walla, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Walla Walla metro area at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in the Walla Walla metro area is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 Walla Walla metro area scores 24 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #366 of 387 scored metro areas.
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