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Medical and dental practices in the Salinas, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Salinas, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #160 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 903
- 110 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 573
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,426 a household
- Spending per listing
- $209K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 68.2
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,426 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Salinas metro area spend about $188.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 903 medical and dental practices, that is $209K per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 903 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Salinas metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 68.2 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 573 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Salinas metro area in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 231 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 335 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Salinas metro area.
Population estimates show the Salinas metro area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Salinas metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #160 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Salinas 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 | Salinas metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 68.2 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $209K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 231 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,426 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 573−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $355.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 335Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 903110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,239The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Salinas 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 Salinas metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents 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 |
| 13Salinas, CA | 53 | 903 | 68.2 | $209K | −1.5% | #160 of 387 |
Other business types in the Salinas 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 orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Salinas, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 903 medical and dental practices in the Salinas metro area. 110 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 573 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 335 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Salinas, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $188.9M a year, or $1,426 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 903 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $209K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,489 households in the Salinas metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salinas, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Salinas metro area has 68.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $209K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Salinas metro area would have about 1,239, against 903 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 231 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salinas, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salinas metro area at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. The median household income in the Salinas metro area is $97,230 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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 Salinas metro area scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #160 of 387 scored metro areas.
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