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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Pulaski County, AR
How Pulaski 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,392 of 1,656 scored counties
#20 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 123
- 17 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 498
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,392 of 1,656 scored counties and #20 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,063 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $183.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Pulaski County has 123 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 498 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as offices of physicians, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 346 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Pulaski County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 346 | 606 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 569 → 498−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,976
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $701.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 506Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 20Pulaski County, AR | 29 | 123 | 7.1 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #1,392 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Pulaski County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 primary care and pediatric clinics in Pulaski County. 17 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 498 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 506 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $183.3M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Pulaski County has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 103, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 346 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 29 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,392 of 1,656 scored counties.
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