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Medical and dental practices in Washoe County, NV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Washoe County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,786 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
2,165
192 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
835
+11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$271.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,362 a household
Spending per listing
$125K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
108.6
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
509,386
+4.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Washoe County spend about $271.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,362 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2,165 medical and dental practices, that is $125K per practice, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Washoe County has 2,165 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 108.6, 29% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Washoe County was 835 in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 239 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 637 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $27.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Washoe County.

Population estimates put the population change in Washoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Washoe County is 38 (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Washoe County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Washoe County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureWashoe CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households108.678.284.5
Spending per listing$125K$165K$152K
Households per official establishment239229270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.3%+14.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,362$1,287$1,288
Median household income$88,096$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score3849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
750 → 835+11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,153
Annual payroll, 2023
$824.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
637Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,165192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,780The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
29
Amount
$27.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Washoe 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 Washoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
509,386+4.4% since 2020
Households
199,296
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,937
Median home value
$539,900
Jobs located here
242,902
Daytime population
492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV856929.1$431K+9.5%#38 of 2,394
2Humboldt County, NV692231.8$388K0.0%#364 of 2,394
3Nye County, NV6111853.2$216K+10.3%#714 of 2,394
4Churchill County, NV556063.1$198K+1.1%#974 of 2,394
5Douglas County, NV5314367.1$208K+1.2%#1,050 of 2,394
6Elko County, NV4513568.8$187K+2.1%#1,415 of 2,394
7Clark County, NV446,39474.1$172K+5.8%#1,481 of 2,394
8Washoe County, NV382,165108.6$125K+4.4%#1,786 of 2,394
9Carson City, NV22256108.1$114K−0.2%#2,265 of 2,394

Other business types in Washoe County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Washoe County, NV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,165 medical and dental practices in Washoe County. 192 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 835 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. Another 637 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on medical and dental services?

About $271.4M a year, or $1,362 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,165 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $125K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Washoe County has 108.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $125K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Washoe County would have about 1,780, against 2,165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 239 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,394 scored counties.

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