Health care · Metro area · Idaho
Medical and dental practices in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area
How the Lewiston, ID-WA 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #306 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 270
- 16 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- −14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,221 a household
- Spending per listing
- $121K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,450
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Lewiston metro area is 37 (lower middle), #306 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Lewiston metro area comes to about $32.7M a year: $1,221 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 270 medical and dental practices, that is $121K per practice, 21% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Lewiston metro area has 270 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 100.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in the Lewiston metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 308 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lewiston metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lewiston metro area 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 | Lewiston metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.9 | 110.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $121K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 308 | 219 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.1% | +6.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,221 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,475 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87−14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 214The 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 the Lewiston 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 Lewiston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,450+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,760
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,760
- Median home value
- $331,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,559
- Daytime population
- 64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston, ID-WA | 37 | 270 | 100.9 | $121K | +1.5% | #306 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 37 | 4,093 | 134.6 | $99K | +12.2% | #309 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 36 | 530 | 107.4 | $120K | +8.8% | #315 of 387 |
| 3Coeur d’Alene, ID | 36 | 822 | 115.5 | $110K | +11.0% | #318 of 387 |
| 4Idaho Falls, ID | 35 | 602 | 108.6 | $118K | +9.8% | #320 of 387 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 28 | 333 | 99.1 | $119K | +4.9% | #350 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 27 | 602 | 139.9 | $85K | +8.1% | #355 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care22
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 270 medical and dental practices in the Lewiston metro area. 16 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 14.1% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,221 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 270 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $121K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Lewiston metro area has 100.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $121K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Lewiston metro area would have about 214, against 270 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 308 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Lewiston metro area scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #306 of 387 scored metro areas.
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