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Primary care and pediatric clinics in San Francisco County, CA

How San Francisco County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #859 of 1,656 scored counties
#33 of 45 scored counties in California

Listings
274
11 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
705
−7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$617.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,697 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,079
−5.6% 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

Households in San Francisco County spend about $617.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,697 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

There are 274 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in San Francisco County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 705 businesses with payroll in San Francisco County classed as offices of physicians, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,041 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $13.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in San Francisco County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Francisco County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, San Francisco County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #859 of 1,656 scored counties and #33 of 45 scored counties in California.

How San Francisco 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 San Francisco County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Francisco CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.57.37.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment516426593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.6%−0.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,697$1,464$1,288
Median household income$140,970$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4942

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
763 → 705−7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,880
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1B
One-person businesses, 2023
1,041Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
27411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
347The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$13.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
826,079−5.6% since 2020
Households
363,970
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
38%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
47 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17,777
Median household income
$140,970+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$206,854
Median home value
$1,394,500
Jobs located here
747,999
Daytime population
1,133,228Residents 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 San Francisco 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
33San Francisco County, CA492747.5$2.3M−5.6%#859 of 1,656

Other business types in San Francisco 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 San Francisco County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 274 primary care and pediatric clinics in San Francisco County. 11 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 705 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. Another 1,041 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $617.5M a year, or $1,697 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 274 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 363,970 households in San Francisco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Francisco County has 7.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, San Francisco County would have about 347, against 274 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is San Francisco County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Francisco County at 826,079 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 363,970 households. Median household income in San Francisco County is $140,970, 75% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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 Francisco County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #859 of 1,656 scored counties.

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