Health care · County · Connecticut
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #735 of 1,656 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 134
- 9 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 456
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $296.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
See the primary care and pediatric clinics around any address in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
The site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 134 primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $296.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,285 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region was 456 in 2023. That is one for every 506 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 708 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #735 of 1,656 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 506 | 507 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 456
- Employees, 2023
- 16,193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 708Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1349 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPrimary care and pediatrics across Connecticut
Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 70 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #260 of 1,656 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 61 | 21 | 4.4 | $3M | +2.2% | #475 of 1,656 |
| 3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 59 | 96 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #536 of 1,656 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 59 | 50 | 6.8 | $2M | +2.3% | #543 of 1,656 |
| 5Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 57 | 170 | 7.2 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #611 of 1,656 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 56 | 67 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +2.0% | #637 of 1,656 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 53 | 134 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #735 of 1,656 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 53 | 251 | 6.4 | $2M | +3.1% | #742 of 1,656 |
| 9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 51 | 81 | 6.8 | $2M | +4.1% | #805 of 1,656 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 134 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 456 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 708 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?
About $296.4M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 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 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 5.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 167, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 506 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 53 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #735 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Screening a site or an acquisition in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.