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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Sacramento County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Sacramento County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #315 of 1,656 scored counties
#9 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 292
- 14 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 745
- +11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $791.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,385 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,618,460
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 292 primary care and pediatric clinics in Sacramento County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Sacramento County comes to about $791.1M a year: $1,385 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 52% above 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 745 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Sacramento County in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 767 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 744 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $12.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Sacramento County.
Population estimates show Sacramento County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Sacramento County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #315 of 1,656 scored counties and #9 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sacramento 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 | Sacramento County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 767 | 426 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.7% | −0.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,385 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,175 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 667 → 745+11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 744Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 444The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $12.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 571,057
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 965 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,155
- Median home value
- $534,200
- Jobs located here
- 724,651
- Daytime population
- 1,607,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Sacramento 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 |
Other business types in Sacramento 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics68
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Sacramento County, CA?
Sacramento County has 292 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 745 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 744 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sacramento County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $791.1M a year, or $1,385 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sacramento County, CA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Sacramento County has 5.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 444, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Sacramento County scores 67 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #315 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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