Health care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Medical and dental practices in the Oil City, PA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Oil City, PA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #508 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 169
- 13 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22M
- On medical and dental services · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $130K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,346
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Oil City area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #508 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Oil City area comes to about $22M a year: $1,026 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $130K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 169 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Oil City area as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 79.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% 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 Oil City area was 72 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 297 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Oil City area declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Oil City 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 | Oil City area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.0 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $130K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 297 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,026 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,522 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 844
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The 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 the Oil City 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 Oil City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,346−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 21,397
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $61,522+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,995
- Median home value
- $119,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,142
- Daytime population
- 45,367Residents 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 |
| 16Oil City, PA | 20 | 169 | 79.0 | $130K | −2.0% | #508 of 538 |
Other business types in the Oil City 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 clinics20
- Dentists and orthodontists66
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Oil City, PA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 medical and dental practices in the Oil City area. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Oil City, PA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $22M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $130K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,397 households in the Oil City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oil City, PA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Oil City area has 79.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $130K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Oil City area would have about 144, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 297 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Oil City, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Oil City area at 49,346 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,397 households. The median household income in the Oil City area is $61,522 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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 Oil City area scores 20 for medical and dental practices (low), #508 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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