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Medical and dental practices in Mercer County, PA
How Mercer 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 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,379 of 2,394 scored counties
#64 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 520
- 40 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 197
- −21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $93K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 111.8
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,860
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #2,379 of 2,394 scored counties and #64 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Mercer County spend about $48.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,040 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $93K per practice, 39% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 520 medical and dental practices on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 111.8, 32% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Mercer County in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 111.8 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $93K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 236 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.5% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,040 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,976 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251 → 197−21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,668
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $145.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 317The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,860−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 46,524
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 673 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $59,976+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,358
- Median home value
- $164,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,473
- Daytime population
- 106,817Residents 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 |
| 64Mercer County, PA | 12 | 520 | 111.8 | $93K | −2.4% | #2,379 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics13
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy17
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Mercer County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 520 medical and dental practices in Mercer County. 40 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mercer County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $48.4M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 520 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $93K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,524 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Mercer County has 111.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $93K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Mercer County would have about 317, against 520 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 107,860 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,524 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $59,976 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Mercer County scores 12 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,379 of 2,394 scored counties.
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