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Medical and dental practices in Jefferson County, PA
How Jefferson 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,168 of 2,394 scored counties
#46 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 120
- 14 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $157K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,255
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Jefferson County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,168 of 2,394 scored counties and #46 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Jefferson County comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,024 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $157K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Jefferson County has 120 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 65.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $224K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.4 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 360 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,024 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,686 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 51−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 315
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $224K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,255−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,344
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,686+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,614
- Median home value
- $139,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,700
- Daytime population
- 40,828Residents 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 |
| 46Jefferson County, PA | 27 | 120 | 65.4 | $157K | −2.8% | #2,168 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 clinics27
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors28
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Jefferson County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 medical and dental practices in Jefferson County. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.8M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $157K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,344 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Jefferson County has 65.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $157K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 123, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 43,255 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,344 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $58,686 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. Jefferson County scores 27 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,168 of 2,394 scored counties.
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