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Medical and dental practices in Multnomah County, OR
The medical and dental practices in Multnomah County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,200 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 4,875
- 298 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,210
- −7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $484.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,386 a household
- Spending per listing
- $99K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 139.4
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Multnomah County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,200 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Multnomah County comes to about $484.8M a year: $1,386 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $99K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Multnomah County has 4,875 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 298 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 139.4 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 1,210 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Multnomah County in 2023, down 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 289 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Multnomah County. Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 139.4 | 89.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $99K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 289 | 288 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.8% | −1.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,386 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,312 → 1,210−7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $961.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 970Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,875298 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $7.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents 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 |
| 28Multnomah County, OR | 26 | 4,875 | 139.4 | $99K | −2.6% | #2,200 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 clinics26
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Multnomah County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,875 medical and dental practices in Multnomah County. 298 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,210 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.8% from 2019. Official counts list 970 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $484.8M a year, or $1,386 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,875 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $99K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Multnomah County has 139.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $99K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 3,179, against 4,875 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 289 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 26 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,200 of 2,394 scored counties.
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