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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #611 of 1,656 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
170
7 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
588
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$362.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,542 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
640,482
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 170 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Western Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $362.9M a year: $1,542 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 20% 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.

Official counts show 588 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 400 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 796 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Population estimates show the Western Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Western Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #611 of 1,656 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Western 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureWestern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.27.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment400507593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,542$1,338$1,288
Median household income$128,188$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score5751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
588
Employees, 2023
8,636
Annual payroll, 2023
$997.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
796Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1707 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
204The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$5.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
640,482+3.5% since 2020
Households
235,379
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,178
Median household income
$128,188
Average household income
$214,675
Median home value
$652,900
Jobs located here
282,077
Daytime population
636,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Western Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

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

Other business types in the Western Connecticut Planning Region

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

There are 170 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Western Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 588 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 796 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?

About $362.9M a year, or $1,542 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 170 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 7.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 204, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 57 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #611 of 1,656 scored counties.

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