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Medical and dental practices in Douglas County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #17 of 2,394 scored counties
#2 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
36
6 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
20
−25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,327 a household
Spending per listing
$587K
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.6
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,473
+8.0% 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

For medical and dental practices, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #17 of 2,394 scored counties and #2 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 medical and dental practices in Douglas County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Douglas County comes to about $21.1M a year: $1,327 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 36 medical and dental practices, that is $587K per practice, 3.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.679.384.5
Spending per listing$587K$182K$152K
Households per official establishment796305270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.9%+0.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,327$1,446$1,288
Median household income$80,363$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8775

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 20−25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
162
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
366 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
139The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,473+8.0% since 2020
Households
15,923
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$80,363+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,623
Median home value
$432,500
Jobs located here
11,460
Daytime population
34,658Residents 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 Douglas 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

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

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

There are 36 medical and dental practices on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 25.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.1M a year, or $1,327 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $587K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,923 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 22.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $587K, 3.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Douglas County would have about 139, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 46,473 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,923 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,363, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Douglas County scores 87 for medical and dental practices (high), #17 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 Douglas County

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