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Medical and dental practices in Shoshone County, ID
The medical and dental practices in Shoshone County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.4
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,130
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,043 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Shoshone County spend about $6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $286K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 21 medical and dental practices on map listings in Shoshone County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 36.4 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Shoshone County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 640 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Shoshone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Shoshone County is 68 (upper middle), #411 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Shoshone 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 | Shoshone County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.4 | 110.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 640 | 219 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,043 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,527 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,130+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,763
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $55,527+41.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,324
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,813
- Daytime population
- 13,557Residents 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 Shoshone 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Shoshone County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 medical and dental practices in Shoshone County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shoshone County, ID spend on medical and dental services?
About $6M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $286K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,763 households in Shoshone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shoshone County, ID compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Shoshone County has 36.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $286K, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Shoshone County would have about 39, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Shoshone County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Shoshone County at 14,130 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,763 households. The median household income in Shoshone County is $55,527 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.0% 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. Shoshone County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #411 of 2,394 scored counties.
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