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Primary care and pediatric clinics in San Diego County, CA
The primary care and pediatric clinics in San Diego County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #827 of 1,656 scored counties
#29 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 790
- 63 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 2,821
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On medical and dental services · $1,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,282,248
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in San Diego County comes to about $1.8B a year: $1,502 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
San Diego County has 790 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 63 are chain locations, or 8%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,821 businesses with payroll in San Diego County classed as offices of physicians, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 415 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,946 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $29.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in San Diego County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Diego County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Diego County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #827 of 1,656 scored counties and #29 of 45 scored counties in California.
How San Diego 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 | San Diego County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 415 | 426 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | −0.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,502 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,268 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,684 → 2,821+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 21,181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,946Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 79063 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 988The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 49
- Amount
- $29.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in San Diego 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 San Diego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,282,248−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,171,278
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $106,268+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,250
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,516,991
- Daytime population
- 3,269,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in San Diego 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 San Diego 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 |
| 29San Diego County, CA | 50 | 790 | 6.7 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #827 of 1,656 |
Other business types in San Diego 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in San Diego County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 790 primary care and pediatric clinics in San Diego County. 63 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,821 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. Another 2,946 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Diego County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,502 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 790 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,171,278 households in San Diego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Diego County, CA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
San Diego County has 6.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, San Diego County would have about 988, against 790 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is San Diego County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Diego County at 3,282,248 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,171,278 households. Median household income in San Diego County is $106,268, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. San Diego County scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #827 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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