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Medical and dental practices in Summit County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,533 of 2,394 scored counties
#76 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
1,991
231 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
670
−3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$324.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,404 a household
Spending per listing
$163K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
86.1
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
538,376
−0.3% 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

Households in Summit County spend about $324.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,404 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $163K per practice, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Summit County has 1,991 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 86.1, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 670 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Summit County in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 425 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $11.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Summit County.

Population estimates put the population change in Summit County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Summit County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,533 of 2,394 scored counties and #76 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Summit 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 Summit County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households86.171.384.5
Spending per listing$163K$196K$152K
Households per official establishment345366270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.2%−5.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,404$1,398$1,288
Median household income$71,622$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4375

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
692 → 670−3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
10,714
Annual payroll, 2023
$902M
One-person businesses, 2023
425Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,991231 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
19
Amount
$11.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Summit 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 Summit County

Population, 2025 estimate
538,376−0.3% since 2020
Households
231,267
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,303
Median household income
$71,622+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,082
Median home value
$208,700
Jobs located here
269,669
Daytime population
554,948Residents 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 Summit 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
76Summit County, OH431,99186.1$163K−0.3%#1,533 of 2,394

Other business types in Summit County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,991 medical and dental practices in Summit County. 231 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 670 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. Another 425 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $324.7M a year, or $1,404 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,991 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $163K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 231,267 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summit County has 86.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $163K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Summit County would have about 2,129, against 1,991 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Summit County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 538,376 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 231,267 households. The median household income in Summit County is $71,622 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Summit County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,394 scored counties.

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