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Medical and dental practices in Cambria County, PA

How Cambria County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,259 of 2,394 scored counties
#53 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
409
62 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
178
−9.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,028 a household
Spending per listing
$141K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
73.1
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,968
−3.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Cambria County is 22 (low), #2,259 of 2,394 scored counties and #53 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,028 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $57.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $141K per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Cambria County has 409 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 73.1, 13% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Cambria County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cambria County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cambria County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cambria 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 Cambria County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCambria CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households73.192.884.5
Spending per listing$141K$129K$152K
Households per official establishment314297270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.2%−2.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,028$1,201$1,288
Median household income$58,418$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
196 → 178−9.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,200
Annual payroll, 2023
$179.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
82Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40962 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
377The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$350K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
128,968−3.2% since 2020
Households
55,973
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
191
Median household income
$58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,237
Median home value
$121,000
Jobs located here
48,495
Daytime population
125,354Residents 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 Cambria 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
53Cambria County, PA2240973.1$141K−3.2%#2,259 of 2,394

Other business types in Cambria County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 409 medical and dental practices in Cambria County. 62 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $57.5M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 409 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $141K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cambria County has 73.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $141K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cambria County would have about 377, against 409 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 22 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,259 of 2,394 scored counties.

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