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Dentists and orthodontists in McKean County, PA
How McKean 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #451 of 1,886 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,984
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dentists and orthodontists in McKean County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,043 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in McKean County spend about $17.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 2.5 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in McKean County in 2023. That is one for every 2,728 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McKean County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McKean County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #451 of 1,886 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McKean 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 | McKean County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,728 | 1,135 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,043 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,905 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 McKean 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 McKean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,984−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 980 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,484
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,613
- Daytime population
- 37,207Residents 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 |
Other business types in McKean 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 clinics27
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care18
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in McKean County, PA?
There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in McKean County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in McKean County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.1M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,369 households in McKean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKean County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
McKean County has 4.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, McKean County would have about 17, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,728 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is McKean County, PA growing?
Population estimates put McKean County at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. The median household income in McKean County is $62,905 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. McKean County scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #451 of 1,886 scored counties.
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