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Medical and dental practices in St. Lawrence County, NY

How St. Lawrence County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,930 of 2,394 scored counties
#53 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
284
14 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
81
−13.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44M
On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$155K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
68.2
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% 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

For medical and dental practices, St. Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,930 of 2,394 scored counties and #53 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 284 medical and dental practices in St. Lawrence County. 14 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 68.2, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in St. Lawrence County spend about $44M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,056 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 284 medical and dental practices, that is $155K per practice, 2% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in St. Lawrence County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lawrence County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Lawrence 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in St. Lawrence County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Lawrence CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households68.281.584.5
Spending per listing$155K$157K$152K
Households per official establishment514270270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.8%−5.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,056$1,278$1,288
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 81−13.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
508
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
54Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
28414 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
288The 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in New York, with St. Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Schoharie County, NY724131.9$353K+1.4%#282 of 2,394
2Yates County, NY692930.6$373K−0.8%#365 of 2,394
3Lewis County, NY682623.4$457K−0.3%#390 of 2,394
4Washington County, NY675522.5$494K−2.9%#429 of 2,394
5Orleans County, NY674326.5$405K−0.5%#433 of 2,394
6Delaware County, NY675729.7$364K+0.2%#438 of 2,394
7Sullivan County, NY6514144.9$262K+2.7%#543 of 2,394
8Herkimer County, NY646224.1$449K−1.4%#559 of 2,394
9Allegany County, NY646033.9$306K+0.9%#569 of 2,394
10Essex County, NY625131.2$365K−2.2%#643 of 2,394
53St. Lawrence County, NY3428468.2$155K−2.5%#1,930 of 2,394

Other business types in St. Lawrence County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in St. Lawrence County, NY?

There are 284 medical and dental practices on map listings in St. Lawrence County as of September 2026. 14 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $44M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $155K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

St. Lawrence County has 68.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $155K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 288, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?

Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. St. Lawrence County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,930 of 2,394 scored counties.

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