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Dentists and orthodontists in Bucks County, PA
The dentists and orthodontists in Bucks County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,703 of 1,886 scored counties
#58 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 464
- 42 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 412
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $359.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,442 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 647,828
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Bucks County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,703 of 1,886 scored counties and #58 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Bucks County comes to about $359.2M a year: $1,442 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $774K per practice, 21% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Bucks County has 464 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, 42% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 412 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Bucks County in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Bucks County. Population estimates show Bucks County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bucks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Bucks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 1,135 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | −5.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,442 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $114,764 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 406 → 412+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,088
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $178.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46442 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 365The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Bucks 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 Bucks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 647,828+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 249,187
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,071
- Median household income
- $114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,985
- Median home value
- $445,700
- Jobs located here
- 282,004
- Daytime population
- 597,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 85 | 12 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +7.2% | #22 of 1,886 |
| 2Perry County, PA | 79 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #79 of 1,886 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 72 | 26 | 6.4 | $1.9M | +3.6% | #214 of 1,886 |
| 4Susquehanna County, PA | 69 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #274 of 1,886 |
| 5Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 33 | 5.8 | $2M | +2.2% | #281 of 1,886 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 65 | 45 | 7.1 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #405 of 1,886 |
| 7McKean County, PA | 63 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −3.5% | #451 of 1,886 |
| 8Columbia County, PA | 62 | 13 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #491 of 1,886 |
| 9Venango County, PA | 62 | 11 | 5.1 | $2M | −2.0% | #495 of 1,886 |
| 10Northumberland County, PA | 61 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.8% | #519 of 1,886 |
| 58Bucks County, PA | 28 | 464 | 18.6 | $774K | +0.3% | #1,703 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Bucks 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Bucks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 464 dentists and orthodontists in Bucks County. 42 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 412 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $359.2M a year, or $1,442 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 464 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $774K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Bucks County has 18.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $774K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Bucks County would have about 365, against 464 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 28 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,703 of 1,886 scored counties.
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