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Medical and dental practices in Erie County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,511 of 2,394 scored counties
#74 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
197
16 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
113
−11.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44M
On medical and dental services · $1,354 a household
Spending per listing
$223K
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
60.6
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,296
−2.9% 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

At $1,354 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $44M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $223K per practice, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 197 medical and dental practices on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 60.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Erie County in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,511 of 2,394 scored counties and #74 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Erie County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Erie County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households60.671.384.5
Spending per listing$223K$196K$152K
Households per official establishment287366270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.7%−5.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,354$1,398$1,288
Median household income$71,993$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4375

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
128 → 113−11.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
953
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19716 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 Erie 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 Erie County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,296−2.9% since 2020
Households
32,482
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
297
Median household income
$71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,098
Median home value
$199,700
Jobs located here
33,836
Daytime population
74,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Erie County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH855540.9$342K+3.7%#39 of 2,394
2Madison County, OH846642.1$354K+7.1%#56 of 2,394
3Perry County, OH814533.5$400K+1.3%#88 of 2,394
4Clermont County, OH8037844.5$338K+3.9%#107 of 2,394
5Brown County, OH795934.4$387K+1.6%#113 of 2,394
6Licking County, OH7733148.2$311K+3.8%#157 of 2,394
7Pickaway County, OH7610949.8$280K+7.4%#182 of 2,394
8Union County, OH7618777.2$219K+16.5%#188 of 2,394
9Paulding County, OH752431.5$429K−0.4%#198 of 2,394
10Noble County, OH741226.0$491K+1.3%#223 of 2,394
74Erie County, OH4319760.6$223K−2.9%#1,511 of 2,394

Other business types in Erie County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Erie County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 197 medical and dental practices in Erie County. 16 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $44M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $223K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Erie County has 60.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $223K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Erie County would have about 288, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Erie County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,511 of 2,394 scored counties.

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