Health care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Medical and dental practices in the Meadville, PA area
How the Meadville, PA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #388 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 188
- 23 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- −11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $184K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.6
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,792
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,022 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Meadville area spend about $34.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 188 medical and dental practices, that is $184K per practice, 21% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 188 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Meadville area as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.6, 34% below 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 the Meadville area was 95 in 2023, down 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 356 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Meadville area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Meadville area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Meadville area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #388 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Meadville area 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 | Meadville area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.6 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $184K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 356 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.2% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,022 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,476 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95−11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 807
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $65.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Meadville area, 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 the Meadville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,792−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,838
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $60,476+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,870
- Median home value
- $153,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,045
- Daytime population
- 77,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 83 | 89 | 36.7 | $327K | +7.2% | #17 of 538 |
| 2Warren, PA | 46 | 88 | 54.6 | $189K | −3.8% | #309 of 538 |
| 3Huntingdon, PA | 41 | 111 | 67.9 | $158K | −2.4% | #361 of 538 |
| 4Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 40 | 165 | 62.6 | $169K | +2.3% | #364 of 538 |
| 5Lock Haven, PA | 38 | 99 | 64.2 | $165K | +1.3% | #383 of 538 |
| 6Meadville, PA | 37 | 188 | 55.6 | $184K | −2.4% | #388 of 538 |
| 7Pottsville, PA | 37 | 437 | 75.4 | $143K | +1.5% | #390 of 538 |
| 8Sayre, PA | 37 | 239 | 97.1 | $111K | −0.6% | #401 of 538 |
| 9Selinsgrove, PA | 36 | 96 | 65.8 | $165K | −0.2% | #403 of 538 |
| 10Indiana, PA | 35 | 189 | 58.2 | $178K | −0.3% | #410 of 538 |
Other business types in the Meadville area
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors25
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Meadville, PA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 188 medical and dental practices in the Meadville area. 23 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.2% from 2019. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Meadville, PA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $34.6M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $184K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,838 households in the Meadville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meadville, PA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Meadville area has 55.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $184K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Meadville area would have about 227, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 356 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Meadville, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Meadville area at 81,792 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,838 households. The median household income in the Meadville area is $60,476 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Meadville area scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #388 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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