Scranton, PA · Healthcare

Healthcare in Scranton, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 478 physician offices in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area in 2023, employing 7,278 people with $816.4 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

478

69th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

7,278

15.2 per business, against 13.3 across all metros

Annual payroll

$816.4 million

$112,175 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

71%

of businesses, against 71% across all metros

Change since 2022

+16.3%

in the number of businesses (411 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Scranton.

  • Scranton ranks 69th of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 15.2 employees.
  • The market grew: 67 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps healthcare in Scranton.

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Questions

Healthcare in Scranton

How many physician offices are there in Scranton?

478 in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 7,278 people and paid $816.4 million in annual payroll.

Is the Scranton market for healthcare growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 411 to 478 (+16.3%).

What does VERA do for healthcare in Scranton?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Scranton business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Healthcare in other markets

Other Scranton markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is physician offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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