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Medical and dental practices in Dauphin County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Dauphin County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,944 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 1,068
- 151 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 387
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142M
- On medical and dental services · $1,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $133K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Dauphin County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,944 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dauphin County comes to about $142M a year: $1,170 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $133K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Dauphin County has 1,068 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 88.0, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dauphin County was 387 in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 88.0 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $133K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 314 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.9% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,170 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 349 → 387+10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,776
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $599.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 204Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,068151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 931The 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 |
| 28Dauphin County, PA | 34 | 1,068 | 88.0 | $133K | +2.3% | #1,944 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dauphin County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,068 medical and dental practices in Dauphin County. 151 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 204 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $142M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,068 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $133K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dauphin County has 88.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $133K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 931, against 1,068 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 rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,944 of 2,394 scored counties.
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