NAICS 621210

Dental Practices in Healdsburg, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Healdsburg contained 10 Dental establishments in 2023, of which 6 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
10
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
6
Practical financing floor
Share of county
4%
Sonoma County
City population
11,172
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Healdsburg (95448). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Healdsburg's ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
5-9330.0%
10-19660.0%

How this market compares

Healdsburg against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.

Thinly served1.31% of local businesses, against 2.19% statewide

A far smaller slice of the local business base than the statewide share. Either a genuine gap in provision or a market served from somewhere nearby. Worth checking the neighbouring places below before drawing a conclusion.

Vs state share
-40%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#281
of 368 cities
Rank by share
#271
of 298 ranked
Since 2020
-9%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Healdsburg’s business base is dental practices, against the California figure. Base: 764 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Healdsburg is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsHealdsburgCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer0.0%44.4%-44.4%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target90.0%49.5%+40.5%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing60.0%15.7%+44.3%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Healdsburg that also have Dental establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Windsor16+11%
Cloverdale3n/a
Santa Rosa152+14%
Sebastopol15-30%
Rohnert Park23+15%

The wider Sonoma County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Healdsburg sits in.

County establishments (2023)
282
Sonoma County
County employees
2,175
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$138M
All establishments
Full Dental data for Sonoma County

What acquirers look at

Requires a licensed practitioner or a compliant DSO structure. California restricts corporate practice of dentistry. Recurring hygiene revenue is the valuation anchor.

Other industries in Healdsburg

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.