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Medical and dental practices in Thurston County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Thurston County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,333 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 898
- 106 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 462
- +0.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $182K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.5
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Thurston County comes to about $163.2M a year: $1,373 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $182K per practice, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Thurston County has 898 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 75.5 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Thurston County was 462 in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 257 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 212 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Thurston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Thurston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Thurston County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,333 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Thurston 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.
| Measure | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.5 | 79.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $182K | $182K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 257 | 305 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.2% | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,373 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 461 → 462+0.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,925
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $349.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 212Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 898106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,070The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Skamania County, WA | 88 | 14 | 27.9 | $495K | +5.2% | #10 of 2,394 |
| 2Douglas County, WA | 87 | 36 | 22.6 | $587K | +8.0% | #17 of 2,394 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 85 | 69 | 26.5 | $490K | +7.8% | #34 of 2,394 |
| 4Lincoln County, WA | 83 | 15 | 31.1 | $386K | +9.7% | #64 of 2,394 |
| 5Klickitat County, WA | 81 | 36 | 36.5 | $341K | +6.6% | #91 of 2,394 |
| 6Pacific County, WA | 80 | 33 | 30.1 | $392K | +3.6% | #102 of 2,394 |
| 7Pend Oreille County, WA | 78 | 19 | 31.9 | $374K | +7.1% | #123 of 2,394 |
| 8Franklin County, WA | 73 | 114 | 38.1 | $350K | +5.6% | #255 of 2,394 |
| 9Grant County, WA | 72 | 142 | 40.1 | $302K | +6.3% | #290 of 2,394 |
| 10Adams County, WA | 69 | 25 | 39.8 | $295K | +4.3% | #379 of 2,394 |
| 28Thurston County, WA | 47 | 898 | 75.5 | $182K | +2.8% | #1,333 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Thurston County
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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics75
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Thurston County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 898 medical and dental practices in Thurston County. 106 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 462 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. Another 212 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $163.2M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 898 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $182K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Thurston County has 75.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $182K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Thurston County would have about 1,070, against 898 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 257 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. 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. Thurston County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,394 scored counties.
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