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Dentists and orthodontists in Cumberland County, PA

How Cumberland County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,022 of 1,886 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
130
13 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
94
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$133.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,251 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,270
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 130 dentists and orthodontists in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,251 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $133.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1M per practice, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as offices of dentists, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,132 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $410K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Cumberland County.

Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,022 of 1,886 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Cumberland 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Cumberland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.211.213.1
Spending per listing$1M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1321,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,251$1,201$1,288
Median household income$87,494$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 94+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
947
Annual payroll, 2023
$71.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$410K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
277,270+6.5% since 2020
Households
106,427
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
546 sq. mi.
People per square mile
492
Median household income
$87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,877
Median home value
$277,600
Jobs located here
138,979
Daytime population
287,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA85124.9$2.4M+7.2%#22 of 1,886
2Perry County, PA7963.3$3.6M+2.1%#79 of 1,886
3Adams County, PA72266.4$1.9M+3.6%#214 of 1,886
4Susquehanna County, PA6953.2$3.5M−0.3%#274 of 1,886
5Lebanon County, PA69335.8$2M+2.2%#281 of 1,886
6Franklin County, PA65457.1$1.6M+3.0%#405 of 1,886
7McKean County, PA6374.3$2.4M−3.5%#451 of 1,886
8Columbia County, PA62134.9$2.2M+2.3%#491 of 1,886
9Venango County, PA62115.1$2M−2.0%#495 of 1,886
10Northumberland County, PA61154.0$2.6M−1.8%#519 of 1,886
33Cumberland County, PA4813012.2$1M+6.5%#1,022 of 1,886

Other business types in Cumberland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Cumberland County, PA?

Cumberland County has 130 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $133.2M a year, or $1,251 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Cumberland County has 12.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 135, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,132 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,022 of 1,886 scored counties.

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