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Medical and dental practices in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area
How the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #204 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 2,864
- 186 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,398
- −8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $505.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,492 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 988,703
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,864 medical and dental practices in the Urban Honolulu metro area. Of those, 186 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 84.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,492 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Urban Honolulu metro area spend about $505.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 2,864 medical and dental practices, that is $177K per practice, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 1,398 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Urban Honolulu metro area in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 242 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 972 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Urban Honolulu metro area.
Population estimates show the Urban Honolulu metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Urban Honolulu metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #204 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii.
How the Urban Honolulu 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 | Urban Honolulu metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 84.5 | 82.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 242 | 255 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.4% | −8.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,492 | $1,453 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,195 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,398−8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 972Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,864186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,316The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $7.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Urban Honolulu 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 Urban Honolulu metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 988,703−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 338,868
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,666
- Median household income
- $106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,603
- Median home value
- $897,500
- Jobs located here
- 441,980
- Daytime population
- 1,039,068Residents 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 Urban Honolulu 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics24
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area?
There are 2,864 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Urban Honolulu metro area as of September 2026. 186 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,398 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 972 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $505.7M a year, or $1,492 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,864 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $177K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 338,868 households in the Urban Honolulu metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 84.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $177K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Urban Honolulu metro area would have about 3,316, against 2,864 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 242 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Urban Honolulu metro area at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. Median household income in the Urban Honolulu metro area is $106,195, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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 Urban Honolulu metro area scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #204 of 387 scored metro areas.
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