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Medical and dental practices in the Altoona, PA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Altoona, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #386 of 387 scored metro areas
#16 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 520
- 64 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 221
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $103K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 102.9
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,541
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Altoona metro area is 9 (very low), #386 of 387 scored metro areas and #16 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Altoona metro area spend about $53.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,063 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $103K per practice, 32% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Altoona metro area has 520 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 64 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 102.9, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Altoona metro area in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 229 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Altoona metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Altoona metro area declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Altoona 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 | Altoona metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 102.9 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $103K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 229 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 221−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,777
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $241.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52064 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 353The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Altoona 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 Altoona metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,541−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,558
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $62,382+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,561
- Median home value
- $161,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,420
- Daytime population
- 126,336Residents 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 |
| 16Altoona, PA | 9 | 520 | 102.9 | $103K | −2.5% | #386 of 387 |
Other business types in the Altoona 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 clinics9
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics16
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors19
- Physical therapy7
- Optometrists and eye care25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Altoona, PA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 520 medical and dental practices in the Altoona metro area. 64 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Altoona, PA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.8M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 520 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $103K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,558 households in the Altoona metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Altoona, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Altoona metro area has 102.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $103K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Altoona metro area would have about 353, against 520 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 229 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Altoona, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Altoona metro area at 119,541 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,558 households. The median household income in the Altoona metro area is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. The Altoona metro area scores 9 for medical and dental practices (very low), #386 of 387 scored metro areas.
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