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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Imperial County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Imperial County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,203 of 1,656 scored counties
#41 of 45 scored counties in California

Listings
33
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
88
−3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$55.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,115 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,411
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 primary care and pediatric clinics in Imperial County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,115 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Imperial County spend about $55.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 6% below 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.

Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Imperial County in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Imperial County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Imperial County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Imperial County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,203 of 1,656 scored counties and #41 of 45 scored counties in California.

How Imperial County compares

The same measures for California 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Imperial County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureImperial CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.67.37.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment564426593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.3%−0.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,115$1,464$1,288
Median household income$57,681$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
91 → 88−3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
898
Annual payroll, 2023
$66.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$6.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Imperial 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 Imperial County

Population, 2025 estimate
181,411+1.1% since 2020
Households
49,644
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,176 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,363
Median home value
$309,600
Jobs located here
63,081
Daytime population
165,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Imperial County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA85103.5$3.6M+8.2%#38 of 1,656
2San Benito County, CA8283.9$4M+8.6%#66 of 1,656
3Yolo County, CA76283.7$3.8M+3.1%#129 of 1,656
4Madera County, CA76194.2$3M+7.4%#135 of 1,656
5El Dorado County, CA74263.4$4.5M+0.6%#162 of 1,656
6Solano County, CA74674.3$3.4M+0.6%#170 of 1,656
7San Joaquin County, CA741064.3$3.2M+5.5%#171 of 1,656
8Placer County, CA70915.8$2.7M+8.9%#263 of 1,656
9Sacramento County, CA672925.1$2.7M+2.0%#315 of 1,656
10Nevada County, CA64112.6$5.4M−0.4%#383 of 1,656
41Imperial County, CA38336.6$1.7M+1.1%#1,203 of 1,656

Other business types in Imperial County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Imperial County, CA?

There are 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Imperial County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Imperial County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $55.4M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Imperial County, CA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Imperial County has 6.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Imperial County would have about 31, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County scores 38 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,203 of 1,656 scored counties.

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