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Medical and dental practices in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #63 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 6,153
- 615 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3,170
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $205K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,477,274
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,153 medical and dental practices in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. Of those, 615 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 69.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $205K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area was 3,170 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 1,660 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 68 SBA-backed loans worth $56.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area.
Population estimates show the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #63 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area 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 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.8 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $205K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 278 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,188 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3,170+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 31,294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,660Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6,153615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8,272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 68
- Amount
- $56.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 881,889
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 476
- Median household income
- $97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,123
- Median home value
- $589,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,075,816
- Daytime population
- 2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 78 | 1,341 | 54.7 | $253K | +5.5% | #20 of 387 |
| 2Vallejo, CA | 76 | 841 | 53.4 | $271K | +0.6% | #28 of 387 |
| 3Yuba City, CA | 74 | 369 | 59.6 | $214K | +3.3% | #34 of 387 |
| 4Merced, CA | 73 | 383 | 44.5 | $264K | +5.1% | #37 of 387 |
| 5Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 68 | 6,153 | 69.8 | $205K | +3.2% | #63 of 387 |
| 6El Centro, CA | 63 | 266 | 53.6 | $208K | +1.1% | #90 of 387 |
| 7Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 62 | 1,798 | 63.1 | $194K | +2.3% | #100 of 387 |
| 8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 60 | 10,360 | 71.4 | $191K | +3.5% | #110 of 387 |
| 9Visalia, CA | 59 | 781 | 54.5 | $224K | +2.4% | #115 of 387 |
| 10Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 59 | 1,496 | 78.3 | $191K | −0.4% | #116 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics70
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?
There are 6,153 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area as of September 2026. 615 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3,170 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Official counts list 1,660 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,153 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $205K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 69.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $205K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 8,272, against 6,153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas.
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