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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Santa Cruz County, CA
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Santa Cruz 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 #825 of 1,656 scored counties
#27 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 63
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 190
- −3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,546 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 258,852
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 primary care and pediatric clinics in Santa Cruz County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,546 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Cruz County spend about $149.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 190 businesses with payroll in Santa Cruz County classed as offices of physicians, down 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 510 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Santa Cruz County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Santa Cruz County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #825 of 1,656 scored counties and #27 of 45 scored counties in California.
How Santa Cruz 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 | Santa Cruz County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 510 | 426 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.5% | −0.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,546 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $111,093 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197 → 190−3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $282.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 631 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 258,852−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 96,898
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 595
- Median household income
- $111,093+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,435
- Median home value
- $1,027,500
- Jobs located here
- 95,587
- Daytime population
- 247,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 27Santa Cruz County, CA | 50 | 63 | 6.5 | $2.4M | −4.7% | #825 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Santa Cruz 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 orthodontists31
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics66
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Santa Cruz County, CA?
There are 63 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Santa Cruz County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019. Another 209 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Santa Cruz County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $149.8M a year, or $1,546 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 96,898 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Cruz County, CA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Santa Cruz County has 6.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 84, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 510 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Cruz County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 258,852 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 96,898 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $111,093 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Santa Cruz County scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #825 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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