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Medical and dental practices in Lewis County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Lewis County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #390 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $457K
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,479
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 medical and dental practices in Lewis County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 23.4 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lewis County comes to about $11.9M a year: $1,070 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $457K per practice, 3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Lewis County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,111 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Lewis County is 68 (upper middle), #390 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lewis County 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 | Lewis County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 81.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $457K | $157K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,111 | 270 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,070 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,182 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,479−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,110
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,276 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $68,182+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,901
- Median home value
- $166,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,520
- Daytime population
- 23,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schoharie County, NY | 72 | 41 | 31.9 | $353K | +1.4% | #282 of 2,394 |
| 2Yates County, NY | 69 | 29 | 30.6 | $373K | −0.8% | #365 of 2,394 |
| 3Lewis County, NY | 68 | 26 | 23.4 | $457K | −0.3% | #390 of 2,394 |
| 4Washington County, NY | 67 | 55 | 22.5 | $494K | −2.9% | #429 of 2,394 |
| 5Orleans County, NY | 67 | 43 | 26.5 | $405K | −0.5% | #433 of 2,394 |
| 6Delaware County, NY | 67 | 57 | 29.7 | $364K | +0.2% | #438 of 2,394 |
| 7Sullivan County, NY | 65 | 141 | 44.9 | $262K | +2.7% | #543 of 2,394 |
| 8Herkimer County, NY | 64 | 62 | 24.1 | $449K | −1.4% | #559 of 2,394 |
| 9Allegany County, NY | 64 | 60 | 33.9 | $306K | +0.9% | #569 of 2,394 |
| 10Essex County, NY | 62 | 51 | 31.2 | $365K | −2.2% | #643 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lewis 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lewis County, NY?
There are 26 medical and dental practices on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lewis County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.9M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $457K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,110 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis County, NY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lewis County has 23.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $457K, 3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lewis County would have about 78, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Lewis County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Lewis County at 26,479 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,110 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $68,182, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Lewis County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #390 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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