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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
888
67 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
2,826
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
6.2
14% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.2M
21% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#25 of 51
Market score 51 · Upper middle

A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 888 primary care and pediatric clinics in Connecticut. 67 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,338 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Connecticut spend about $1.9B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 21% 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 2,826 businesses with payroll in Connecticut classed as offices of physicians, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 507 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $24.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #25 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest (61). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (74).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waterbury-Shelton, CT61965.3$2.4M+3.2%#112 of 387
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT56675.8$2.2M+2.0%#144 of 387
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT532517.1$2.1M+3.7%#170 of 387
4New Haven, CT511345.8$2.2M+2.5%#184 of 387
5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT513016.5$2M+3.0%#185 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT74184.6$2.8M+3.0%#54 of 458
2Torrington, CT64214.4$3M+2.2%#118 of 458

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT70184.6$2.8M+3.0%#260 of 1,656
2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT61214.4$3M+2.2%#475 of 1,656
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT59965.3$2.4M+3.2%#536 of 1,656
4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT59506.8$2M+2.3%#543 of 1,656
5Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT571707.2$2.1M+3.5%#611 of 1,656
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT56675.8$2.2M+2.0%#637 of 1,656
7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT531345.8$2.2M+2.5%#735 of 1,656
8Capitol Planning Region, CT532516.4$2M+3.1%#742 of 1,656
9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT51816.8$2M+4.1%#805 of 1,656

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 888 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 67 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,826 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,332 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,338 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 888 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Connecticut has 6.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Connecticut would have about 1,077, against 888 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 507 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 51 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.

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