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Medical and dental practices in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area
How the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #307 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 3,577
- 229 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,184
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $419.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $117K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 105.3
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 887,615
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #307 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,236 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area spend about $419.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 3,577 medical and dental practices, that is $117K per practice, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 3,577 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 229 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 105.3 per 10,000 households, 25% 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 the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area was 1,184 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area 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.
| Measure | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 105.3 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $117K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 287 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,236 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,587 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,184−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 17,979
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 668Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,577229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,753The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $8.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area, 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 the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 887,615+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 339,656
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $84,587+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,676
- Median home value
- $300,800
- Jobs located here
- 385,046
- Daytime population
- 840,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 80 | 219 | 53.6 | $225K | +3.6% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 70 | 341 | 60.1 | $195K | +2.2% | #55 of 387 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 67 | 399 | 62.8 | $186K | +3.0% | #67 of 387 |
| 4York-Hanover, PA | 66 | 1,326 | 73.0 | $167K | +3.6% | #75 of 387 |
| 5Reading, PA | 65 | 1,065 | 65.2 | $183K | +2.7% | #80 of 387 |
| 6Lancaster, PA | 60 | 1,517 | 71.3 | $174K | +1.9% | #112 of 387 |
| 7Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 21,556 | 87.4 | $148K | +1.4% | #212 of 387 |
| 8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | 2,348 | 95.4 | $126K | +4.2% | #276 of 387 |
| 9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 37 | 3,577 | 105.3 | $117K | +3.0% | #307 of 387 |
| 10State College, PA | 36 | 555 | 94.0 | $125K | −0.4% | #313 of 387 |
Other business types in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics55
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,577 medical and dental practices in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area. 229 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,184 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Official counts list 668 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $419.7M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,577 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $117K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 339,656 households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 105.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $117K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area would have about 2,753, against 3,577 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 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area at 887,615 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,656 households. The median household income in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area is $84,587 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #307 of 387 scored metro areas.
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