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Medical and dental practices in Schuylkill County, PA
How Schuylkill 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,022 of 2,394 scored counties
#33 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 437
- 45 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,080 a household
- Spending per listing
- $143K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,085
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Schuylkill County is 32 (lower middle), #2,022 of 2,394 scored counties and #33 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 437 medical and dental practices in Schuylkill County. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 75.4 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Schuylkill County spend about $62.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,080 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $143K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Schuylkill County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 326 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Schuylkill County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schuylkill County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Schuylkill 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 | Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.4 | 92.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $143K | $129K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 326 | 297 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,080 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,313 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 162 → 178+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $94.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43745 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 411The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,085+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,988
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 779 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $68,313+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,756
- Median home value
- $153,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,690
- Daytime population
- 129,785Residents 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 |
| 33Schuylkill County, PA | 32 | 437 | 75.4 | $143K | +1.5% | #2,022 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Schuylkill 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Schuylkill County, PA?
There are 437 medical and dental practices on map listings in Schuylkill County as of September 2026. 45 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Schuylkill County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $62.6M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 437 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $143K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,988 households in Schuylkill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schuylkill County, PA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Schuylkill County has 75.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $143K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Schuylkill County would have about 411, against 437 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 326 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Schuylkill County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Schuylkill County at 145,085 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,988 households. Median household income in Schuylkill County is $68,313, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Schuylkill County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,022 of 2,394 scored counties.
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