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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
239
14 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
382
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$447.1M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
7.4
3% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.9M
5% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#16 of 51
Market score 59 · Upper middle

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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

The District of Columbia has 239 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in the District of Columbia spend about $447.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,378 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Official counts show 382 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the District of Columbia in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 849 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, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #16 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 56.

Every market in the District of Columbia for primary care and pediatric clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, 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 the District of Columbia, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV561,8237.7$1.9M+3.3%#145 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored2397.4$1.9M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the District of Columbia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 239 primary care and pediatric clinics in the District of Columbia. 14 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 382 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 644 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on medical and dental services?

About $447.1M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The District of Columbia has 7.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 251, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 56 (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. The District of Columbia scores 59 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #16 of the 50 states and DC.

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