Market rankings · California

Primary care and pediatric clinics in California

Every metro area, small-town market and county in California, ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 9,838; 575 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments: 31,778; −0.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $19.8B; On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households: 7.3; In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2M; 13% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #34 of 51; Market score 42 · Lower middle

A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in California by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

California has 9,838 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 575 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in California comes to about $19.8B a year: $1,464 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in California was 31,778 in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 426 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 641 SBA-backed loans worth $643.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in California.

Among the 50 states and DC, California ranks #34 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 25 scored metro areas in or partly in California, the Vallejo metro area scores highest (78). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in California, the Clearlake area scores highest (67).

Every market in California for primary care and pediatric clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in California, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching California, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Vallejo, CA	78	67	4.3	$3.4M	+0.6%	#26 of 387
2Stockton-Lodi, CA	78	106	4.3	$3.2M	+5.5%	#27 of 387
3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	73	437	5.0	$2.9M	+3.2%	#46 of 387
4Merced, CA	66	36	4.2	$2.8M	+5.1%	#79 of 387
5Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	65	110	5.8	$2.6M	−0.4%	#85 of 387
6Yuba City, CA	61	37	6.0	$2.1M	+3.3%	#116 of 387
7San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	57	1,146	6.6	$2.6M	−2.4%	#137 of 387
8San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	55	536	7.9	$2.3M	−0.6%	#152 of 387
9Napa, CA	54	31	6.2	$2.5M	−3.3%	#158 of 387
10Modesto, CA	53	106	6.0	$2.2M	+0.7%	#169 of 387
11Salinas, CA	51	77	5.8	$2.5M	−1.5%	#182 of 387
12Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	51	63	6.5	$2.4M	−4.7%	#183 of 387
13Chico, CA	50	44	5.3	$2.3M	−0.5%	#193 of 387
14Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50	1,048	7.2	$1.9M	+3.5%	#201 of 387
15Fresno, CA	49	223	6.0	$2.1M	+3.2%	#205 of 387
16San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48	66	6.0	$2.4M	0.0%	#210 of 387
17San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	48	790	6.7	$2.2M	−0.6%	#212 of 387
18Visalia, CA	47	79	5.5	$2.2M	+2.4%	#221 of 387
19Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47	173	6.1	$2M	+2.3%	#222 of 387
20Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47	27	6.1	$2M	+1.0%	#223 of 387
21Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43	101	6.8	$2.2M	−1.4%	#252 of 387
22Redding, CA	38	47	6.6	$1.9M	−0.3%	#280 of 387
23Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38	235	8.4	$1.8M	−1.5%	#281 of 387
24El Centro, CA	34	33	6.6	$1.7M	+1.1%	#305 of 387
25Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	30	4,079	9.1	$1.6M	−2.6%	#326 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching California, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Clearlake, CA	67	12	4.5	$2.6M	−0.6%	#98 of 458
2Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	66	11	2.6	$5.4M	−0.4%	#105 of 458
3Ukiah, CA	55	15	4.3	$2.8M	−3.5%	#194 of 458
4Eureka-Arcata, CA	48	32	5.8	$2M	−3.4%	#249 of 458
5Sonora, CA	36	16	7.1	$1.8M	−4.0%	#338 of 458
Red Bluff, CA	Not scored	4	1.6	$7.3M	−1.7%
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA	Not scored	4	1.8	$7.6M	+0.9%
Susanville, CA	Not scored	3	3.2	$3.6M	−13.1%
Crescent City, CA	Not scored	2	2.1	$5.6M	−4.4%
Bishop, CA	Not scored	4	5.0	$2.5M	−4.4%

Counties

Counties in California, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA	85	10	3.5	$3.6M	+8.2%	#38 of 1,656
2San Benito County, CA	82	8	3.9	$4M	+8.6%	#66 of 1,656
3Yolo County, CA	76	28	3.7	$3.8M	+3.1%	#129 of 1,656
4Madera County, CA	76	19	4.2	$3M	+7.4%	#135 of 1,656
5El Dorado County, CA	74	26	3.4	$4.5M	+0.6%	#162 of 1,656
6Solano County, CA	74	67	4.3	$3.4M	+0.6%	#170 of 1,656
7San Joaquin County, CA	74	106	4.3	$3.2M	+5.5%	#171 of 1,656
8Placer County, CA	70	91	5.8	$2.7M	+8.9%	#263 of 1,656
9Sacramento County, CA	67	292	5.1	$2.7M	+2.0%	#315 of 1,656
10Nevada County, CA	64	11	2.6	$5.4M	−0.4%	#383 of 1,656
11Contra Costa County, CA	64	223	5.4	$3M	+0.3%	#389 of 1,656
12Merced County, CA	64	36	4.2	$2.8M	+5.1%	#396 of 1,656
13Lake County, CA	63	12	4.5	$2.6M	−0.6%	#423 of 1,656
14Sonoma County, CA	61	110	5.8	$2.6M	−0.4%	#478 of 1,656
15Alameda County, CA	58	378	6.3	$2.6M	−2.6%	#556 of 1,656
16Glenn County, CA	58	5	5.1	$2.3M	−2.6%	#564 of 1,656
17Riverside County, CA	58	517	6.7	$2.1M	+5.0%	#574 of 1,656
18Amador County, CA	56	10	6.2	$2.1M	+3.2%	#640 of 1,656
19Mendocino County, CA	55	15	4.3	$2.8M	−3.5%	#668 of 1,656
20Siskiyou County, CA	54	5	2.6	$4.3M	−4.5%	#700 of 1,656
21San Mateo County, CA	54	202	7.6	$2.4M	−2.5%	#704 of 1,656
22Santa Clara County, CA	54	528	8.0	$2.3M	−0.9%	#705 of 1,656
23Stanislaus County, CA	53	106	6.0	$2.2M	+0.7%	#737 of 1,656
24Napa County, CA	52	31	6.2	$2.5M	−3.3%	#766 of 1,656
25Monterey County, CA	51	77	5.8	$2.5M	−1.5%	#800 of 1,656

Show all 58 counties

Counties in California, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Marin County, CA	50	69	6.7	$2.6M	−2.9%	#823 of 1,656
27Santa Cruz County, CA	50	63	6.5	$2.4M	−4.7%	#825 of 1,656
28San Luis Obispo County, CA	50	66	6.0	$2.4M	0.0%	#826 of 1,656
29San Diego County, CA	50	790	6.7	$2.2M	−0.6%	#827 of 1,656
30Tulare County, CA	50	79	5.5	$2.2M	+2.4%	#828 of 1,656
31Kern County, CA	50	173	6.1	$2M	+2.3%	#832 of 1,656
32Butte County, CA	49	44	5.3	$2.3M	−0.5%	#856 of 1,656
33San Francisco County, CA	49	274	7.5	$2.3M	−5.6%	#859 of 1,656
34Fresno County, CA	49	204	6.3	$2M	+2.6%	#862 of 1,656
35Kings County, CA	48	27	6.1	$2M	+1.0%	#893 of 1,656
36Humboldt County, CA	47	32	5.8	$2M	−3.4%	#928 of 1,656
37Santa Barbara County, CA	46	101	6.8	$2.2M	−1.4%	#965 of 1,656
38San Bernardino County, CA	46	531	7.9	$1.7M	+1.9%	#973 of 1,656
39Shasta County, CA	42	47	6.6	$1.9M	−0.3%	#1,081 of 1,656
40Ventura County, CA	41	235	8.4	$1.8M	−1.5%	#1,107 of 1,656
41Imperial County, CA	38	33	6.6	$1.7M	+1.1%	#1,203 of 1,656
42Sutter County, CA	37	27	8.1	$1.6M	−0.7%	#1,225 of 1,656
43Tuolumne County, CA	35	16	7.1	$1.8M	−4.0%	#1,268 of 1,656
44Orange County, CA	35	1,174	10.8	$1.5M	−1.1%	#1,270 of 1,656
45Los Angeles County, CA	34	2,905	8.5	$1.6M	−3.0%	#1,297 of 1,656
Tehama County, CA	Not scored	4	1.6	$7.3M	−1.7%
Calaveras County, CA	Not scored	2	1.1	$12.1M	+2.8%
Lassen County, CA	Not scored	3	3.2	$3.6M	−13.1%
Del Norte County, CA	Not scored	2	2.1	$5.6M	−4.4%
Colusa County, CA	Not scored	4	5.3	$2.3M	−0.1%
Plumas County, CA	Not scored	3	3.7	$3.3M	−5.9%
Inyo County, CA	Not scored	4	5.0	$2.5M	−4.4%
Mariposa County, CA	Not scored	2	2.7	$4.5M	−1.2%
Trinity County, CA	Not scored	3	5.4	$2.1M	−2.3%
Mono County, CA	Not scored	3	5.2	$2.7M	−5.4%
Modoc County, CA	Not scored	4	12.2	$905K	−2.9%
Sierra County, CA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.0%
Alpine County, CA	Not scored	1	23.0	$638K	−11.6%

Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in California?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9,838 primary care and pediatric clinics in California. 575 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 31,778 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 27,776 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in California spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.8B a year, or $1,464 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,838 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 13,548,091 households in California and national spending patterns by income.

How does California compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

California has 7.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, California would have about 11,139, against 9,838 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 426 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

Which market in California has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Among 25 scored metro areas in or partly in California, the Vallejo metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in California, the Clearlake area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 45 scored counties in California, Yuba County scores highest, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. California scores 42 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in California. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Doctors, dentists and clinics119,682 listings
Dentists and orthodontists24,273 listings
Urgent care and walk-in clinics833 listings
Chiropractors7,604 listings
Physical therapy6,019 listings
Optometrists and eye care6,086 listings

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