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Dentists and orthodontists in Luzerne County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Luzerne County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,164 of 1,886 scored counties
#42 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 139
- 12 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $146.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,126
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Luzerne County spend about $146.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,087 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Luzerne County has 139 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Luzerne County in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,437 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $514K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Luzerne County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Luzerne County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Luzerne County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,164 of 1,886 scored counties and #42 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Luzerne 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 | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,437 | 1,135 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | −5.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,087 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,691 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 94−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 783
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $514K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,126+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 135,055
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $63,691+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,455
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 146,183
- Daytime population
- 329,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Luzerne County marked.
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 |
| 42Luzerne County, PA | 44 | 139 | 10.3 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,164 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Luzerne 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 clinics26
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics34
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics42
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Luzerne County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 dentists and orthodontists in Luzerne County. 12 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Luzerne County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $146.8M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 135,055 households in Luzerne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Luzerne County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Luzerne County has 10.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Luzerne County would have about 149, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,437 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Luzerne County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Luzerne County at 332,126 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 135,055 households. Median household income in Luzerne County is $63,691, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Luzerne County scores 44 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,164 of 1,886 scored counties.
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