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Medical and dental practices in McKean County, PA
How McKean 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 #2,173 of 2,394 scored counties
#47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 128
- 13 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $133K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,984
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in McKean County is 27 (lower middle), #2,173 of 2,394 scored counties and #47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,043 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in McKean County spend about $17.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 128 medical and dental practices, that is $133K per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
McKean County has 128 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 78.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McKean County in 2023, down 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 442 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in McKean County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McKean 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 | McKean County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.2 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $133K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 442 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.3% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,043 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,905 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 37−21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The 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 McKean 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 McKean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,984−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 980 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,484
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,613
- Daytime population
- 37,207Residents 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 |
| 47McKean County, PA | 27 | 128 | 78.2 | $133K | −3.5% | #2,173 of 2,394 |
Other business types in McKean 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 orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care18
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in McKean County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 128 medical and dental practices in McKean County. 13 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 21.3% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McKean County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.1M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 128 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $133K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,369 households in McKean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKean County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
McKean County has 78.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below 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, McKean County would have about 112, against 128 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 442 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is McKean County, PA growing?
Population estimates put McKean County at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. The median household income in McKean County is $62,905 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. McKean County scores 27 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,173 of 2,394 scored counties.
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