Health care · County · Oregon
Medical and dental practices in Malheur County, OR
How Malheur County, OR 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,056 of 2,394 scored counties
#25 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 81
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,084 a household
- Spending per listing
- $138K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Malheur County is 31 (lower middle), #2,056 of 2,394 scored counties and #25 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 medical and dental practices in Malheur County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 78.7 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Malheur County comes to about $11.2M a year: $1,084 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $138K per practice, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Malheur County in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Malheur County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.7 | 89.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $138K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 294 | 288 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −1.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,084 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 35−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 82 | 40 | 37.1 | $350K | +10.6% | #80 of 2,394 |
| 2Morrow County, OR | 77 | 8 | 18.5 | $640K | +3.1% | #138 of 2,394 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 75 | 111 | 33.7 | $393K | +2.3% | #202 of 2,394 |
| 4Jefferson County, OR | 75 | 30 | 34.0 | $363K | +4.7% | #207 of 2,394 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 67 | 95 | 45.4 | $286K | +2.6% | #450 of 2,394 |
| 6Linn County, OR | 65 | 209 | 41.2 | $292K | +3.0% | #534 of 2,394 |
| 7Lincoln County, OR | 54 | 112 | 48.5 | $237K | +0.3% | #999 of 2,394 |
| 8Umatilla County, OR | 53 | 138 | 48.1 | $245K | +1.5% | #1,038 of 2,394 |
| 9Benton County, OR | 52 | 252 | 65.4 | $198K | +4.4% | #1,098 of 2,394 |
| 10Yamhill County, OR | 51 | 263 | 67.0 | $199K | +2.2% | #1,132 of 2,394 |
| 25Malheur County, OR | 31 | 81 | 78.7 | $138K | +1.9% | #2,056 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Malheur 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists18
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- 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 Malheur County, OR?
Malheur County has 81 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $138K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Malheur County has 78.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $138K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Malheur County would have about 73, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 31 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,056 of 2,394 scored counties.
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