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Medical and dental practices in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 1,538
- 179 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 594
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $226.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,258 a household
- Spending per listing
- $147K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,538 medical and dental practices in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. Of those, 179 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 85.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area spend about $226.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,258 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $147K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 594 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area in 2023. That is one for every 303 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 312 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Waterbury-Shelton metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #195 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Waterbury-Shelton metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Waterbury-Shelton metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.4 | 95.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $147K | $140K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 303 | 254 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,258 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 594
- Employees, 2023
- 5,900
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $521M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 312Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,538179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,486The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waterbury-Shelton 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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 57 | 896 | 77.4 | $161K | +2.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 2Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 50 | 1,538 | 85.4 | $147K | +3.2% | #195 of 387 |
| 3New Haven, CT | 44 | 2,051 | 88.9 | $145K | +2.5% | #239 of 387 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 42 | 3,982 | 112.2 | $131K | +3.7% | #261 of 387 |
| 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 38 | 4,724 | 101.6 | $130K | +3.0% | #295 of 387 |
Other business types in the Waterbury-Shelton 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics62
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area?
There are 1,538 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area as of September 2026. 179 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 594 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 312 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $226.6M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,538 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $147K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 180,116 households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area has 85.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $147K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area would have about 1,486, against 1,538 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 303 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waterbury-Shelton metro area at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area is $86,191, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 50 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #195 of 387 scored metro areas.
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