Health care · Small-town market · Washington
Medical and dental practices in the Centralia, WA area
How the Centralia, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #87 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 164
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $247K
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,062
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,230 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Centralia area spend about $40.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $247K per practice, 62% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 164 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Centralia area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 49.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Centralia area in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 387 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $275K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Centralia area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Centralia area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Centralia area is 70 (upper middle), #87 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Centralia area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Centralia area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.8 | 79.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $247K | $182K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 387 | 305 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,230 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,796 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 832
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 266The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Centralia area, 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 the Centralia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,062+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,916
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,194
- Median home value
- $385,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,436
- Daytime population
- 72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 93 | 69 | 26.5 | $490K | +7.8% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 82 | 142 | 40.1 | $302K | +6.3% | #18 of 538 |
| 3Othello, WA | 79 | 25 | 39.8 | $295K | +4.3% | #29 of 538 |
| 4Port Townsend, WA | 78 | 83 | 50.8 | $248K | +2.7% | #35 of 538 |
| 5Ellensburg, WA | 76 | 100 | 50.0 | $257K | +4.2% | #45 of 538 |
| 6Aberdeen, WA | 72 | 131 | 42.8 | $269K | +3.0% | #71 of 538 |
| 7Pullman, WA | 71 | 93 | 49.7 | $232K | +1.5% | #81 of 538 |
| 8Oak Harbor, WA | 70 | 165 | 45.9 | $295K | −1.5% | #84 of 538 |
| 9Centralia, WA | 70 | 164 | 49.8 | $247K | +6.7% | #87 of 538 |
| 10Port Angeles, WA | 46 | 286 | 81.6 | $149K | +1.1% | #315 of 538 |
Other business types in the Centralia area
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 clinics70
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Centralia, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 164 medical and dental practices in the Centralia area. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Centralia, WA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $40.5M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $247K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in the Centralia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Centralia, WA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Centralia area has 49.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $247K, 62% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Centralia area would have about 266, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Centralia, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Centralia area at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in the Centralia area is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Centralia area scores 70 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #87 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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