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Dentists and orthodontists in the Lebanon, PA metro area

How the Lebanon, PA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #16 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
33
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
32
−11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
146,380
+2.2% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, the Lebanon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #16 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for dentists and orthodontists.

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 dentists and orthodontists in the Lebanon metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in the Lebanon metro area spend about $66.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,172 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per practice, 2.1 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Lebanon metro area was 32 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,772 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lebanon metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lebanon metro area 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 Lebanon, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.811.213.1
Spending per listing$2M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,7721,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.1%−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,172$1,201$1,288
Median household income$78,425$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32−11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
288
Annual payroll, 2023
$14M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
331 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Lebanon 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 Lebanon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
146,380+2.2% since 2020
Households
56,712
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
398
Median household income
$78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,885
Median home value
$242,000
Jobs located here
52,802
Daytime population
128,058Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lebanon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gettysburg, PA81266.4$1.9M+3.6%#5 of 387
2Lebanon, PA76335.8$2M+2.2%#16 of 387
3Chambersburg, PA76457.1$1.6M+3.0%#17 of 387
4York-Hanover, PA701769.7$1.3M+3.6%#59 of 387
5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA6325310.3$1.2M+4.2%#102 of 387
6Reading, PA5817010.4$1.1M+2.7%#133 of 387
7Lancaster, PA5622110.4$1.2M+1.9%#138 of 387
8Erie, PA55867.8$1.4M−1.8%#149 of 387
9Williamsport, PA54418.7$1.2M−1.3%#154 of 387
10Johnstown, PA51437.7$1.3M−3.2%#180 of 387

Other business types in the Lebanon metro area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Lebanon, PA metro area?

The Lebanon metro area has 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lebanon, PA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $66.5M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,712 households in the Lebanon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lebanon, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Lebanon metro area has 5.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Lebanon metro area would have about 68, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,772 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lebanon, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lebanon metro area at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. The median household income in the Lebanon metro area is $78,425 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. The Lebanon metro area scores 76 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #16 of 387 scored metro areas.

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