Health care · Small-town market · Washington
Medical and dental practices in the Shelton, WA area
How the Shelton, 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 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 69
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $490K
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 69% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Shelton area is 93 (very high), #1 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 medical and dental practices in the Shelton area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 4%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 26.5 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,298 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Shelton area spend about $33.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $490K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Shelton area in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 766 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Shelton area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Shelton 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 | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 79.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $490K | $182K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 766 | 305 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,298 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 693 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 222The 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 the Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents 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 Shelton 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 clinics93
- Dentists and orthodontists84
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors81
- Physical therapy93
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Shelton, WA area?
There are 69 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Shelton area as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $33.8M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $490K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Shelton area has 26.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $490K, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 222, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 766 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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 Shelton area scores 93 for medical and dental practices (very high), #1 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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