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Medical and dental practices in Mariposa County, CA
How Mariposa 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #557 of 2,394 scored counties
#7 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,212 a household
- Spending per listing
- $569K
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,918
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mariposa County spend about $9.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,212 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $569K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Mariposa County has 16 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 21.3 for every 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Mariposa County in 2023. That is one for every 501 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mariposa County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mariposa County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #557 of 2,394 scored counties and #7 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mariposa 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 | Mariposa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $569K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 501 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,212 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,412 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,918−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,508
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,438
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,459
- Daytime population
- 13,699Residents 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 |
Other business types in Mariposa 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Mariposa County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 medical and dental practices in Mariposa County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.1M a year, or $1,212 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $569K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mariposa County, CA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Mariposa County has 21.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $569K, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 60, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 501 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Mariposa County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #557 of 2,394 scored counties.
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