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Medical and dental practices in Carbon County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Carbon County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,851 of 2,394 scored counties
#21 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 199
- 17 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $149K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 73.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,868
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Carbon County is 36 (lower middle), #1,851 of 2,394 scored counties and #21 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,089 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Carbon County spend about $29.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $149K per practice, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Carbon County has 199 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 73.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carbon County in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 363 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Carbon County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carbon 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 | Carbon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 73.0 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $149K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 363 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,089 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,554 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 75−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 481
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19917 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 195The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,868+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 27,255
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $67,554+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,706
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,436
- Daytime population
- 50,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Carbon County, PA | 36 | 199 | 73.0 | $149K | +1.7% | #1,851 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carbon 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics14
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carbon County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 199 medical and dental practices in Carbon County. 17 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carbon County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.7M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 199 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $149K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,255 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carbon County has 73.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $149K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carbon County would have about 195, against 199 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 363 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Carbon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 65,868 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,255 households. The median household income in Carbon County is $67,554 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Carbon County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,851 of 2,394 scored counties.
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