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Medical and dental practices in Allegheny County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,338 of 2,394 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8,932
560 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
2,331
−7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$662.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,213 a household
Spending per listing
$74K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
163.6
94% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Allegheny County is 17 (low), #2,338 of 2,394 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Allegheny County spend about $662.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,213 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8,932 medical and dental practices, that is $74K per practice, 51% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Allegheny County has 8,932 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 560 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 163.6 per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Allegheny County was 2,331 in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 234 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Allegheny County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households163.692.884.5
Spending per listing$74K$129K$152K
Households per official establishment234297270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.5%−2.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,213$1,201$1,288
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1725

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,519 → 2,331−7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
34,470
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3B
One-person businesses, 2023
1,339Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8,932560 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4,342The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA738936.7$327K+7.2%#257 of 2,394
2Susquehanna County, PA624830.9$361K−0.3%#644 of 2,394
3Perry County, PA628848.1$243K+2.1%#666 of 2,394
4Adams County, PA6221953.6$225K+3.6%#670 of 2,394
5Juniata County, PA613134.3$316K−0.3%#696 of 2,394
6Fulton County, PA612336.3$296K−0.6%#700 of 2,394
7Lebanon County, PA5134160.1$195K+2.2%#1,136 of 2,394
8Chester County, PA501,80988.3$172K+4.2%#1,194 of 2,394
9Franklin County, PA4939962.8$186K+3.0%#1,232 of 2,394
10York County, PA491,32673.0$167K+3.6%#1,245 of 2,394
60Allegheny County, PA178,932163.6$74K−2.0%#2,338 of 2,394

Other business types in Allegheny County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Allegheny County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8,932 medical and dental practices in Allegheny County. 560 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 2,331 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. Another 1,339 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $662.1M a year, or $1,213 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,932 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $74K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny County has 163.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $74K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 4,342, against 8,932 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 234 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 17 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,338 of 2,394 scored counties.

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