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Medical and dental practices in Lackawanna County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Lackawanna County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,245 of 2,394 scored counties
#52 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 791
- 81 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 362
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,097 a household
- Spending per listing
- $122K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 89.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,502
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Lackawanna County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,245 of 2,394 scored counties and #52 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lackawanna County comes to about $96.8M a year: $1,097 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 791 medical and dental practices, that is $122K per practice, 20% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Lackawanna County has 791 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 81 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 89.6, 6% 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 Lackawanna County was 362 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 244 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lackawanna County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lackawanna County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lackawanna 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 | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 89.6 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $122K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 244 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,097 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,223 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 337 → 362+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $377.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 171Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 79181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 635The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,502+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 88,263
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 471
- Median household income
- $66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,204
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,186
- Daytime population
- 217,834Residents 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 |
| 52Lackawanna County, PA | 23 | 791 | 89.6 | $122K | +0.5% | #2,245 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lackawanna 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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lackawanna County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 791 medical and dental practices in Lackawanna County. 81 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 362 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Another 171 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lackawanna County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $96.8M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 791 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $122K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lackawanna County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lackawanna County has 89.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $122K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lackawanna County would have about 635, against 791 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 244 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 23 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,245 of 2,394 scored counties.
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