Health care · County · Pennsylvania
Medical and dental practices in Butler County, PA
The medical and dental practices in Butler County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,069 of 2,394 scored counties
#37 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 919
- 84 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 337
- −0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102M
- On medical and dental services · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $111K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 113.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,169
- +3.2% since 2020
See the medical and dental practices around any address in Butler County
The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Butler County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Butler County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,069 of 2,394 scored counties and #37 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 919 medical and dental practices in Butler County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 113.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Butler County spend about $102M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,262 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $111K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 337 businesses with payroll in Butler County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Butler County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butler County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Butler 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.
| Measure | Butler County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 113.7 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $111K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 240 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.6% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,262 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,843 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 339 → 337−0.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,834
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $262.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91984 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 669The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,169+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 80,824
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 790 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,941
- Median home value
- $294,200
- Jobs located here
- 88,999
- Daytime population
- 196,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Butler County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the medical and dental practices on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Butler County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDoctors, dentists and clinics across Pennsylvania
Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 73 | 89 | 36.7 | $327K | +7.2% | #257 of 2,394 |
| 2Susquehanna County, PA | 62 | 48 | 30.9 | $361K | −0.3% | #644 of 2,394 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 62 | 88 | 48.1 | $243K | +2.1% | #666 of 2,394 |
| 4Adams County, PA | 62 | 219 | 53.6 | $225K | +3.6% | #670 of 2,394 |
| 5Juniata County, PA | 61 | 31 | 34.3 | $316K | −0.3% | #696 of 2,394 |
| 6Fulton County, PA | 61 | 23 | 36.3 | $296K | −0.6% | #700 of 2,394 |
| 7Lebanon County, PA | 51 | 341 | 60.1 | $195K | +2.2% | #1,136 of 2,394 |
| 8Chester County, PA | 50 | 1,809 | 88.3 | $172K | +4.2% | #1,194 of 2,394 |
| 9Franklin County, PA | 49 | 399 | 62.8 | $186K | +3.0% | #1,232 of 2,394 |
| 10York County, PA | 49 | 1,326 | 73.0 | $167K | +3.6% | #1,245 of 2,394 |
| 37Butler County, PA | 31 | 919 | 113.7 | $111K | +3.2% | #2,069 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Butler County
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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics34
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Butler County, PA?
There are 919 medical and dental practices on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. 84 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 337 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 0.6% from 2019. Another 144 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Butler County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $102M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 919 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $111K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Butler County has 113.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $111K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Butler County would have about 669, against 919 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 31 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,069 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Butler County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Butler County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Butler County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Butler County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.