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Medical and dental practices in Clark County, WA

The medical and dental practices in Clark County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #763 of 2,394 scored counties
#21 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
1,373
152 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
560
+6.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$277.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,417 a household
Spending per listing
$202K
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
532,119
+5.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,373 medical and dental practices in Clark County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 70.0 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,417 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $277.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,373 medical and dental practices, that is $202K per practice, 33% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 560 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 350 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 336 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $11.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clark County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #763 of 2,394 scored counties and #21 of 35 scored counties in Washington.

How Clark County 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Clark County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.079.384.5
Spending per listing$202K$182K$152K
Households per official establishment350305270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.5%+0.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,417$1,446$1,288
Median household income$97,536$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6075

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
526 → 560+6.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,347
Annual payroll, 2023
$629.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
336Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,373152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,821The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$11.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
532,119+5.3% since 2020
Households
196,017
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
823
Median household income
$97,536+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,385
Median home value
$522,900
Jobs located here
180,756
Daytime population
458,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Skamania County, WA881427.9$495K+5.2%#10 of 2,394
2Douglas County, WA873622.6$587K+8.0%#17 of 2,394
3Mason County, WA856926.5$490K+7.8%#34 of 2,394
4Lincoln County, WA831531.1$386K+9.7%#64 of 2,394
5Klickitat County, WA813636.5$341K+6.6%#91 of 2,394
6Pacific County, WA803330.1$392K+3.6%#102 of 2,394
7Pend Oreille County, WA781931.9$374K+7.1%#123 of 2,394
8Franklin County, WA7311438.1$350K+5.6%#255 of 2,394
9Grant County, WA7214240.1$302K+6.3%#290 of 2,394
10Adams County, WA692539.8$295K+4.3%#379 of 2,394
21Clark County, WA601,37370.0$202K+5.3%#763 of 2,394

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Clark County, WA?

Clark County has 1,373 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 152 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 560 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 336 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clark County, WA spend on medical and dental services?

About $277.7M a year, or $1,417 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,373 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $202K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 196,017 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 70.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $202K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clark County would have about 1,821, against 1,373 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 350 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 532,119 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 196,017 households. Median household income in Clark County is $97,536, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Clark County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #763 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Clark County

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