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Medical and dental practices in Los Angeles County, CA
How Los Angeles County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,145 of 2,394 scored counties
#52 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 32,222
- 2,374 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 20,818
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.8B
- On medical and dental services · $1,397 a household
- Spending per listing
- $148K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 94.3
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,694,934
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Los Angeles County is 28 (lower middle), #2,145 of 2,394 scored counties and #52 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32,222 medical and dental practices in Los Angeles County. Of those, 2,374 are chain locations, or 7%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 94.3, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,397 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Los Angeles County spend about $4.8B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $148K per practice, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 20,818 businesses with payroll in Los Angeles County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 164 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 386 SBA-backed loans worth $385.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Los Angeles County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Los Angeles County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Los Angeles County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Los Angeles County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 94.3 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $148K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 164 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,397 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,112 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20,504 → 20,818+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122,314
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10,142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32,2222,374 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31,307The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 386
- Amount
- $385.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,416,449
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,416
- Median household income
- $90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,768
- Median home value
- $834,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,875,632
- Daytime population
- 10,082,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 67 | 23.4 | $531K | +8.2% | #33 of 2,394 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 80 | 86 | 41.8 | $372K | +8.6% | #104 of 2,394 |
| 3Calaveras County, CA | 73 | 66 | 35.8 | $367K | +2.8% | #252 of 2,394 |
| 4Trinity County, CA | 69 | 11 | 19.7 | $566K | −2.3% | #358 of 2,394 |
| 5Colusa County, CA | 69 | 23 | 30.6 | $407K | −0.1% | #363 of 2,394 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 69 | 194 | 42.8 | $296K | +7.4% | #378 of 2,394 |
| 7Mariposa County, CA | 64 | 16 | 21.3 | $569K | −1.2% | #557 of 2,394 |
| 8Yolo County, CA | 64 | 411 | 53.6 | $261K | +3.1% | #584 of 2,394 |
| 9San Joaquin County, CA | 63 | 1,341 | 54.7 | $253K | +5.5% | #621 of 2,394 |
| 10Lassen County, CA | 61 | 28 | 30.3 | $383K | −13.1% | #688 of 2,394 |
| 52Los Angeles County, CA | 28 | 32,222 | 94.3 | $148K | −3.0% | #2,145 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Los Angeles 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists22
- Primary care and pediatrics34
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Los Angeles County, CA?
There are 32,222 medical and dental practices on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. 2,374 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20,818 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 10,142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Los Angeles County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8B a year, or $1,397 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32,222 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $148K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Los Angeles County, CA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Los Angeles County has 94.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $148K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 31,307, against 32,222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 164 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 28 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,145 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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