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Dentists and orthodontists in Monroe County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Monroe County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,126 of 1,886 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
63
8 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
42
−10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,202 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,179
−0.7% 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 63 dentists and orthodontists in Monroe County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Monroe County spend about $73.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,202 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% 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.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Monroe County in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $576K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Monroe County.

Population estimates show Monroe County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Monroe County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,126 of 1,886 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.311.213.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,4571,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.6%−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,202$1,201$1,288
Median household income$83,565$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 42−10.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
452
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
638 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$576K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
167,179−0.7% since 2020
Households
61,212
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,906
Median home value
$267,600
Jobs located here
50,869
Daytime population
150,408Residents 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 Monroe 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
39Monroe County, PA456310.3$1.2M−0.7%#1,126 of 1,886

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

Monroe County has 63 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019.

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

About $73.6M a year, or $1,202 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 10.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Monroe County would have about 75, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,126 of 1,886 scored counties.

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