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Primary care and pediatric clinics in New Castle County, DE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in New Castle County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,193 of 1,656 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 234
- 28 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 351
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $277.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 588,026
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in New Castle County comes to about $277.4M a year: $1,237 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 234 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 234 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in New Castle County as of September 2026. 28 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 351 businesses with payroll in New Castle County classed as offices of physicians, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 324 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in New Castle County.
Population estimates show New Castle County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in New Castle County is 39 (lower middle), #1,193 of 1,656 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How New Castle County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | New Castle County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 639 | 644 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | −4.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,237 | $1,194 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 389 → 351−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,285
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $647M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 324Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in New Castle 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 New Castle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 588,026+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,173
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,356
- Median household income
- $91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,517
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 298,174
- Daytime population
- 607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Delaware market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Delaware, with New Castle County marked.
Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 51 | 76 | 7.1 | $1.6M | +16.1% | #813 of 1,656 |
| 2Kent County, DE | 47 | 54 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +6.8% | #949 of 1,656 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 39 | 234 | 10.4 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #1,193 of 1,656 |
Other business types in New Castle 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics45
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in New Castle County, DE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 234 primary care and pediatric clinics in New Castle County. 28 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 351 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. Official counts list 324 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on medical and dental services?
About $277.4M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 234 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
New Castle County has 10.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, New Castle County would have about 156, against 234 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?
Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. New Castle County scores 39 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,193 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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