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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Orange County, CA
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Orange County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,270 of 1,656 scored counties
#44 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 1,174
- 54 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 4,197
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On medical and dental services · $1,573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,149,507
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Orange County is 35 (lower middle), #1,270 of 1,656 scored counties and #44 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Orange County spend about $1.7B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,573 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,174 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Orange County has 1,174 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 5%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Orange County was 4,197 in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 258 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 104 SBA-backed loans worth $114.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Orange County. Population estimates show Orange County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Orange 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.
| Measure | Orange County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 258 | 426 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | −0.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,573 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $116,289 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4,000 → 4,197+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 27,911
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,099Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,17454 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 956The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 104
- Amount
- $114.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,149,507−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,082,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 793 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,991
- Median household income
- $116,289+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,761
- Median home value
- $962,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,713,003
- Daytime population
- 3,381,147Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Orange County?
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Orange County marked.
Top counties in California
| 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 |
| 44Orange County, CA | 35 | 1,174 | 10.8 | $1.5M | −1.1% | #1,270 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Orange 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Orange County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,174 primary care and pediatric clinics in Orange County. 54 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 4,197 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,099 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.7B a year, or $1,573 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,174 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 1,082,960 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, CA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Orange County has 10.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Orange County would have about 956, against 1,174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 258 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 3,149,507 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,082,960 households. Median household income in Orange County is $116,289, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Orange County scores 35 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,270 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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