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Medical and dental practices in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,782 of 2,394 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 4,630
- 303 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 1,856
- +1.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $606M
- On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
- Spending per listing
- $131K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 108.6
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Salt Lake County spend about $606M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,422 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $131K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 4,630 medical and dental practices on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 108.6 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,856 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 230 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 1,157 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 76 SBA-backed loans worth $56.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Salt Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Salt Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,782 of 2,394 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 108.6 | 105.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $131K | $133K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 230 | 212 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.1% | +5.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,422 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,836 → 1,856+1.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 16,776
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,157Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,630303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,974The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 76
- Amount
- $56.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emery County, UT | 80 | 9 | 26.1 | $465K | +3.4% | #99 of 2,394 |
| 2Juab County, UT | 78 | 20 | 51.8 | $262K | +14.8% | #130 of 2,394 |
| 3Morgan County, UT | 72 | 12 | 31.7 | $510K | +8.1% | #273 of 2,394 |
| 4Tooele County, UT | 63 | 172 | 71.9 | $199K | +19.2% | #636 of 2,394 |
| 5Duchesne County, UT | 56 | 37 | 53.8 | $234K | +6.3% | #914 of 2,394 |
| 6Uintah County, UT | 55 | 66 | 54.3 | $223K | +7.3% | #962 of 2,394 |
| 7Wasatch County, UT | 55 | 119 | 92.4 | $171K | +9.9% | #983 of 2,394 |
| 8San Juan County, UT | 50 | 24 | 52.7 | $216K | +0.1% | #1,172 of 2,394 |
| 9Box Elder County, UT | 49 | 137 | 70.1 | $183K | +12.7% | #1,235 of 2,394 |
| 10Davis County, UT | 48 | 1,007 | 86.9 | $172K | +4.8% | #1,290 of 2,394 |
| 14Salt Lake County, UT | 38 | 4,630 | 108.6 | $131K | +2.9% | #1,782 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics69
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Salt Lake County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,630 medical and dental practices in Salt Lake County. 303 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,856 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019. Official counts list 1,157 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on medical and dental services?
About $606M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,630 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $131K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Salt Lake 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 $131K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 3,974, against 4,630 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 230 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,782 of 2,394 scored counties.
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