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Medical and dental practices in the Ithaca, NY metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Ithaca, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #245 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 342
- 20 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 133
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,191 a household
- Spending per listing
- $151K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 342 medical and dental practices in the Ithaca metro area. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.1, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,191 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Ithaca metro area spend about $51.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $151K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 133 businesses with payroll in the Ithaca metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 325 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 126 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ithaca metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Ithaca metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #245 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Ithaca metro area compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Ithaca metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.1 | 81.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $151K | $157K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 325 | 270 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | −5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,191 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 133+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 338The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Ithaca 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 Ithaca metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingston, NY | 68 | 471 | 63.4 | $198K | +1.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 2Utica-Rome, NY | 62 | 562 | 46.5 | $238K | −2.0% | #97 of 387 |
| 3Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 62 | 240 | 50.4 | $217K | −3.9% | #98 of 387 |
| 4Glens Falls, NY | 62 | 313 | 57.3 | $202K | −1.9% | #99 of 387 |
| 5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 60 | 1,940 | 76.1 | $175K | +3.0% | #111 of 387 |
| 6Syracuse, NY | 58 | 1,677 | 61.8 | $189K | −1.3% | #123 of 387 |
| 7Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 58 | 3,107 | 81.1 | $155K | +1.9% | #129 of 387 |
| 8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 51 | 3,433 | 68.4 | $168K | −0.8% | #182 of 387 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 50 | 3,545 | 79.5 | $148K | −0.7% | #194 of 387 |
| 10Elmira, NY | 49 | 236 | 66.9 | $160K | −3.9% | #197 of 387 |
| 12Ithaca, NY | 43 | 342 | 79.1 | $151K | −1.4% | #245 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ithaca metro area
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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Ithaca, NY metro area?
There are 342 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Ithaca metro area as of September 2026. 20 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ithaca, NY metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $51.5M a year, or $1,191 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $151K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in the Ithaca metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ithaca, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Ithaca metro area has 79.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $151K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Ithaca metro area would have about 338, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 325 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ithaca, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ithaca metro area at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. Median household income in the Ithaca metro area is $74,024, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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 Ithaca metro area scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #245 of 387 scored metro areas.
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