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Medical and dental practices in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #270 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 1,030
- 79 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 628
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $156.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $152K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 94.1
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area spend about $156.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $152K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area has 1,030 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 79 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 94.1 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 628 businesses with payroll in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 174 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 313 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $15.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is 40 (lower middle), #270 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 94.1 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $152K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 174 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 628+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,793
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $301.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 313Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,03079 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,027The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $15.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents 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 |
| 19San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 40 | 1,030 | 94.1 | $152K | 0.0% | #270 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,030 medical and dental practices in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area. 79 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 628 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Official counts list 313 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $156.6M 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 1,030 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $152K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area has 94.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $152K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area would have about 1,027, against 1,030 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 174 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. The median household income in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is $97,446 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #270 of 387 scored metro areas.
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