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Medical and dental practices in Kootenai County, ID
The medical and dental practices in Kootenai County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,826 of 2,394 scored counties
#23 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 822
- 50 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 306
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $110K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 115.5
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Kootenai County is 37 (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,394 scored counties and #23 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kootenai County comes to about $90.7M a year: $1,275 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $110K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Kootenai County has 822 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 115.5, 37% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 306 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 233 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $11.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kootenai County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kootenai County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 115.5 | 110.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $110K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 233 | 219 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +6.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,275 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 293 → 306+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,050
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $280.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 140Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 595The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $11.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 |
| 23Kootenai County, ID | 37 | 822 | 115.5 | $110K | +11.0% | #1,826 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Kootenai 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics59
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Kootenai County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 822 medical and dental practices in Kootenai County. 50 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Another 140 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on medical and dental services?
About $90.7M a year, or $1,275 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 822 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $110K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Kootenai County has 115.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $110K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 595, against 822 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 233 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,394 scored counties.
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