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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 1,146
- 55 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 2,997
- −0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On medical and dental services · $1,688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,630,041
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area comes to about $2.9B a year: $1,688 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area has 1,146 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 55 of them (5%) are chain locations, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,997 businesses with payroll in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 582 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 4,273 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $48M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area.
Population estimates show the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #137 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 582 | 426 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.4% | −0.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,688 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $136,027 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,997−0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 31,417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,273Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,14655 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,653The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 47
- Amount
- $48M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area, 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 the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,630,041−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,744,070
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,881
- Median household income
- $136,027+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,370
- Median home value
- $1,140,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,497,939
- Daytime population
- 4,885,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in California, with the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vallejo, CA | 78 | 67 | 4.3 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #26 of 387 |
| 2Stockton-Lodi, CA | 78 | 106 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +5.5% | #27 of 387 |
| 3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 73 | 437 | 5.0 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #46 of 387 |
| 4Merced, CA | 66 | 36 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +5.1% | #79 of 387 |
| 5Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 65 | 110 | 5.8 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #85 of 387 |
| 6Yuba City, CA | 61 | 37 | 6.0 | $2.1M | +3.3% | #116 of 387 |
| 7San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 57 | 1,146 | 6.6 | $2.6M | −2.4% | #137 of 387 |
| 8San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 55 | 536 | 7.9 | $2.3M | −0.6% | #152 of 387 |
| 9Napa, CA | 54 | 31 | 6.2 | $2.5M | −3.3% | #158 of 387 |
| 10Modesto, CA | 53 | 106 | 6.0 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #169 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area
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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics57
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics76
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,146 primary care and pediatric clinics in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area. 55 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,997 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,273 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.9B a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,146 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 1,744,070 households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area 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 $2.6M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area would have about 1,653, against 1,146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 582 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area at 4,630,041 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,744,070 households. Median household income in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area is $136,027, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area scores 57 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas.
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