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Medical and dental practices in Erie County, PA
How Erie 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,319 of 2,394 scored counties
#57 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 1,245
- 88 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 375
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $96K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 112.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Erie County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,319 of 2,394 scored counties and #57 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Erie County comes to about $119.8M a year: $1,083 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $96K per practice, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 1,245 medical and dental practices on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. Of those, 88 are chain locations, or 7%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 112.6, 33% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 375 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Erie County. Population estimates show Erie County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 112.6 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $96K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 295 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,083 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 425 → 375−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,606
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $543.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 163Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,24588 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 786The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents 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 |
| 57Erie County, PA | 18 | 1,245 | 112.6 | $96K | −1.8% | #2,319 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Erie 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics20
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors21
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Erie County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,245 medical and dental practices in Erie County. 88 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 375 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 163 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $119.8M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,245 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $96K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Erie County has 112.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $96K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Erie County would have about 786, against 1,245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 18 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,319 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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