Groundwork

Health care · County · Pennsylvania

Medical and dental practices in Crawford County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Crawford County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,013 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
188
23 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
95
−11.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,022 a household
Spending per listing
$184K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.6
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,792
−2.4% since 2020

See the medical and dental practices around any address in Crawford 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 Crawford County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Crawford County is 32 (lower middle), #2,013 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 188 medical and dental practices in Crawford County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.6, 34% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Crawford County spend about $34.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,022 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $184K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 356 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Crawford County. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford 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 Crawford County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.692.884.5
Spending per listing$184K$129K$152K
Households per official establishment356297270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.2%−2.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,022$1,201$1,288
Median household income$60,476$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107 → 95−11.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
807
Annual payroll, 2023
$65.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18823 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
81,792−2.4% since 2020
Households
33,838
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$60,476+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,870
Median home value
$153,200
Jobs located here
28,045
Daytime population
77,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Crawford 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 Crawford County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Doctors, 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 Crawford 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
32Crawford County, PA3218855.6$184K−2.4%#2,013 of 2,394

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

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

Crawford County has 188 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.2% from 2019. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $34.6M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $184K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,838 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crawford County has 55.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $184K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Crawford County would have about 227, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 356 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 81,792 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,838 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $60,476, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Crawford County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,013 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Crawford 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 Crawford County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Crawford 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 Crawford 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.