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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Tucson, AZ metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Tucson, AZ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #199 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona
- Listings
- 271
- 21 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 726
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $538M
- On medical and dental services · $1,229 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 271 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Tucson metro area. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 8%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,229 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Tucson metro area spend about $538M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2M per clinic, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 726 businesses with payroll in the Tucson metro area classed as offices of physicians, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 603 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 900 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $9.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Tucson metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Tucson metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Tucson metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #199 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.
How the Tucson metro area compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Tucson metro area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 603 | 538 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,229 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 726+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,042
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 900Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 302The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $9.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Tucson metro 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 Tucson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Tucson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuma, AZ | 60 | 44 | 5.5 | $2M | +9.2% | #124 of 387 |
| 2Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 57 | 64 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #139 of 387 |
| 3Flagstaff, AZ | 53 | 31 | 5.6 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #168 of 387 |
| 4Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 53 | 30 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #171 of 387 |
| 5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 53 | 65 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +6.5% | #172 of 387 |
| 6Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 52 | 1,426 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +7.3% | #178 of 387 |
| 7Tucson, AZ | 50 | 271 | 6.2 | $2M | +2.8% | #199 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tucson metro 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics56
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Tucson, AZ metro area?
There are 271 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Tucson metro area as of September 2026. 21 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 726 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 900 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Tucson, AZ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $538M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 271 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in the Tucson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tucson, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Tucson metro area has 6.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Tucson metro area would have about 302, against 271 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 603 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tucson, AZ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tucson metro area at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. The median household income in the Tucson metro area is $70,315 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. The Tucson metro area scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #199 of 387 scored metro areas.
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