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Medical and dental practices in Benewah County, ID
How Benewah County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #116 of 2,394 scored counties
#2 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $325K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.4
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,508
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Benewah County is 79 (high), #116 of 2,394 scored counties and #2 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 medical and dental practices in Benewah County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.4, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Benewah County comes to about $4.6M a year: $1,118 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $325K per practice, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Benewah County in 2023. That is one for every 1,357 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benewah County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Benewah County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Benewah County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.4 | 110.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $325K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,357 | 219 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,118 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,794 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $852K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Benewah County, 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 Benewah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,508+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,072
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $59,794+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,752
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,376
- Daytime population
- 9,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Idaho County, ID | 83 | 18 | 26.6 | $426K | +7.7% | #61 of 2,394 |
| 2Benewah County, ID | 79 | 14 | 34.4 | $325K | +9.7% | #116 of 2,394 |
| 3Owyhee County, ID | 77 | 10 | 23.0 | $485K | +5.6% | #141 of 2,394 |
| 4Minidoka County, ID | 76 | 25 | 30.8 | $378K | +5.7% | #171 of 2,394 |
| 5Boundary County, ID | 76 | 22 | 43.6 | $264K | +15.3% | #186 of 2,394 |
| 6Fremont County, ID | 72 | 17 | 36.5 | $324K | +5.9% | #287 of 2,394 |
| 7Gooding County, ID | 68 | 19 | 33.3 | $334K | +5.1% | #399 of 2,394 |
| 8Shoshone County, ID | 68 | 21 | 36.4 | $286K | +7.1% | #411 of 2,394 |
| 9Washington County, ID | 67 | 17 | 40.5 | $267K | +9.7% | #453 of 2,394 |
| 10Jefferson County, ID | 66 | 43 | 42.2 | $308K | +13.6% | #477 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Benewah County
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Benewah County, ID?
Benewah County has 14 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benewah County, ID spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.6M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $325K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,072 households in Benewah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benewah County, ID compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Benewah County has 34.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $325K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Benewah County would have about 30, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,357 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Benewah County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Benewah County at 10,508 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,072 households. Median household income in Benewah County is $59,794, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Benewah County scores 79 for medical and dental practices (high), #116 of 2,394 scored counties.
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