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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Baxter County, AR
How Baxter County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,547 of 1,656 scored counties
#32 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On medical and dental services · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,982
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Baxter County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,547 of 1,656 scored counties and #32 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Baxter County spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $936 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per clinic, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 17 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Baxter County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Baxter County was 54 in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 358 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baxter County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Baxter County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Baxter County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 358 | 606 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.2% | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $936 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $48,452 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 54−18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 in Baxter 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 Baxter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,982+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,348
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,486
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,323
- Daytime population
- 43,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Baxter County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lonoke County, AR | 73 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #189 of 1,656 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 64 | 63 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +16.0% | #410 of 1,656 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 61 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +4.1% | #481 of 1,656 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 60 | 25 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +7.6% | #512 of 1,656 |
| 5Faulkner County, AR | 46 | 33 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +8.2% | #976 of 1,656 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 45 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #1,017 of 1,656 |
| 7Miller County, AR | 44 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,037 of 1,656 |
| 8Yell County, AR | 43 | 5 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #1,067 of 1,656 |
| 9White County, AR | 42 | 17 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #1,085 of 1,656 |
| 10Washington County, AR | 42 | 82 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +9.9% | #1,100 of 1,656 |
| 32Baxter County, AR | 20 | 17 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #1,547 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Baxter 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics20
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy14
- Optometrists and eye care26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Baxter County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 primary care and pediatric clinics in Baxter County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Baxter County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.1M a year, or $936 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,348 households in Baxter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baxter County, AR compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Baxter County has 8.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Baxter County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 358 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Baxter County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Baxter County at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in Baxter County is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Baxter County scores 20 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,547 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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