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Medical and dental practices in Niagara County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Niagara County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,515 of 2,394 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 481
- 43 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 220
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $214K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,912
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 481 medical and dental practices in Niagara County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 52.3 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Niagara County spend about $102.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,119 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $214K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 220 businesses with payroll in Niagara County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 75 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $673K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Niagara County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Niagara County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Niagara County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,515 of 2,394 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Niagara 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 | Niagara County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.3 | 81.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $214K | $157K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 418 | 270 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | −5.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,119 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,633 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 239 → 220−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,085
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $139.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 674The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $673K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Niagara 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 Niagara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,912−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 91,884
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,157
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 68,715
- Daytime population
- 179,319Residents 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 |
| 39Niagara County, NY | 43 | 481 | 52.3 | $214K | −1.5% | #1,515 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Niagara 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Niagara County, NY?
There are 481 medical and dental practices on map listings in Niagara County as of September 2026. 43 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 220 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Niagara County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $102.8M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 481 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $214K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Niagara County, NY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Niagara County has 52.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $214K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Niagara County would have about 674, against 481 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Niagara County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,515 of 2,394 scored counties.
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