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Medical and dental practices in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 505
- 43 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 213
- −13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,439 a household
- Spending per listing
- $159K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,674
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area comes to about $80.4M a year: $1,439 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $159K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 505 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 90.4 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area in 2023, down 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 262 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area.
Population estimates show the Kahului-Wailuku metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Kahului-Wailuku metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #235 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii.
How the Kahului-Wailuku metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kahului-Wailuku metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.4 | 82.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $159K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 262 | 255 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.1% | −8.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,439 | $1,453 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,109 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 213−13.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,526
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50543 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 527The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Kahului-Wailuku 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,674−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,881
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $97,109+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,604
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,580
- Daytime population
- 133,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 48 | 2,864 | 84.5 | $177K | −2.3% | #204 of 387 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 44 | 505 | 90.4 | $159K | −2.5% | #235 of 387 |
Other business types in the Kahului-Wailuku 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 505 medical and dental practices in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. 43 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.1% from 2019. Official counts list 145 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $80.4M a year, or $1,439 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 505 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $159K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,881 households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 90.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $159K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Kahului-Wailuku metro area would have about 527, against 505 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 262 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kahului-Wailuku metro area at 160,674 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,881 households. The median household income in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is $97,109 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas.
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