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Dentists and orthodontists in Susquehanna County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #274 of 1,886 scored counties
#4 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,117 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
3.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,237
−0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dentists and orthodontists in Susquehanna County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Susquehanna County spend about $17.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,117 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dentists and orthodontists, that is $3.5M per practice, 3.5 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Susquehanna County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,217 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Susquehanna County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Susquehanna County is 69 (upper middle), #274 of 1,886 scored counties and #4 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSusquehanna CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.211.213.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment2,2171,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,117$1,201$1,288
Median household income$68,487$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$970K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,237−0.3% since 2020
Households
15,517
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
824 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$68,487+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,074
Median home value
$216,400
Jobs located here
9,011
Daytime population
29,767Residents 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 Susquehanna 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

Other business types in Susquehanna County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Susquehanna County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $17.3M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,517 households in Susquehanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Susquehanna County has 3.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Susquehanna County would have about 18, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,217 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Susquehanna County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Susquehanna County at 38,237 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,517 households. The median household income in Susquehanna County is $68,487 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Susquehanna County scores 69 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #274 of 1,886 scored counties.

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