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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Columbia County, FL
How Columbia County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,466 of 1,656 scored counties
#53 of 54 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 30
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On medical and dental services · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $912K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,466 of 1,656 scored counties and #53 of 54 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Columbia County spend about $27.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $997 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $912K per clinic, 49% 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 30 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Columbia County in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 457 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Columbia County. Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Columbia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $912K | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 457 | 411 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | +4.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $997 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 60−1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 618
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 301 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 72 | 22 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +21.1% | #208 of 1,656 |
| 2Nassau County, FL | 59 | 21 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #537 of 1,656 |
| 3Polk County, FL | 58 | 168 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +19.8% | #593 of 1,656 |
| 4Flagler County, FL | 58 | 35 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +21.0% | #597 of 1,656 |
| 5St. Johns County, FL | 54 | 91 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +25.0% | #716 of 1,656 |
| 6Suwannee County, FL | 54 | 13 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +10.6% | #725 of 1,656 |
| 7Hendry County, FL | 54 | 12 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +21.5% | #726 of 1,656 |
| 8Walton County, FL | 53 | 22 | 6.4 | $1.9M | +22.9% | #744 of 1,656 |
| 9Levy County, FL | 53 | 14 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +12.7% | #761 of 1,656 |
| 10DeSoto County, FL | 52 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.5M | +8.8% | #788 of 1,656 |
| 53Columbia County, FL | 26 | 30 | 10.9 | $912K | +6.2% | #1,466 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Columbia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 primary care and pediatric clinics in Columbia County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.3M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $912K 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Columbia County has 10.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $912K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 15, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 457 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 26 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,466 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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