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Medical and dental practices in San Juan County, WA

How San Juan County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #484 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
43
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,358 a household
Spending per listing
$285K
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.7
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,577
+4.2% 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 43 medical and dental practices in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.7, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in San Juan County spend about $12.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,358 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $285K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in San Juan County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 361 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $236K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in San Juan County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #484 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How San Juan 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 San Juan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.779.384.5
Spending per listing$285K$182K$152K
Households per official establishment361305270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+0.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,358$1,446$1,288
Median household income$84,800$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6675

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
430 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$236K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
18,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,015
Median age
56.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,031
Median home value
$799,200
Jobs located here
5,552
Daytime population
16,562Residents 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 San Juan 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
13San Juan County, WA664347.7$285K+4.2%#484 of 2,394

Other business types in San Juan County

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

Questions

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

San Juan County has 43 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.2M a year, or $1,358 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $285K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Juan County has 47.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $285K, 87% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, San Juan County would have about 80, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 361 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 66 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #484 of 2,394 scored counties.

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