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Medical and dental practices in the Yakima, WA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Yakima, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #62 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 471
- 45 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 234
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,194 a household
- Spending per listing
- $222K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.7
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 259,185
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 471 medical and dental practices in the Yakima metro area. 45 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 53.7 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Yakima metro area spend about $104.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 471 medical and dental practices, that is $222K per practice, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Yakima metro area was 234 in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 375 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Yakima metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Yakima metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Yakima metro area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #62 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Yakima metro 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 | Yakima metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.7 | 79.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $222K | $182K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 375 | 305 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,194 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,656 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 234−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,975
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $215.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 47145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 687The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Yakima metro 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 Yakima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 259,185+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,708
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,295 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,451
- Median home value
- $310,100
- Jobs located here
- 108,597
- Daytime population
- 259,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 84 | 220 | 46.4 | $286K | +5.0% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 80 | 255 | 58.0 | $214K | +3.5% | #14 of 387 |
| 3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 76 | 745 | 68.6 | $212K | +2.7% | #29 of 387 |
| 4Yakima, WA | 68 | 471 | 53.7 | $222K | +1.0% | #62 of 387 |
| 5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 64 | 14,603 | 90.8 | $173K | +3.3% | #88 of 387 |
| 6Bellingham, WA | 63 | 657 | 69.9 | $187K | +3.9% | #92 of 387 |
| 7Kennewick-Richland, WA | 62 | 799 | 74.0 | $182K | +6.5% | #101 of 387 |
| 8Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 57 | 898 | 75.5 | $182K | +2.8% | #132 of 387 |
| 9Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 56 | 1,921 | 80.8 | $157K | +3.5% | #142 of 387 |
| 10Walla Walla, WA | 53 | 177 | 75.5 | $164K | −0.4% | #165 of 387 |
Other business types in the Yakima metro 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 clinics68
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Yakima, WA metro area?
There are 471 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Yakima metro area as of September 2026. 45 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Yakima, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $104.8M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 471 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $222K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,708 households in the Yakima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yakima, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Yakima metro area has 53.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $222K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Yakima metro area would have about 687, against 471 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 375 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Yakima, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Yakima metro area at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in the Yakima metro area is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. The Yakima metro area scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #62 of 387 scored metro areas.
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