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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hardee County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Hardee County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,418 of 1,656 scored counties
#48 of 54 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On medical and dental services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,932
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Hardee County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,418 of 1,656 scored counties and #48 of 54 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hardee County spend about $8.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $990 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 35% 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 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Hardee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Hardee County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hardee County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hardee 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 | Hardee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 587 | 411 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $990 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,489 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Hardee 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 Hardee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,932+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,219
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $60,489+56.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,981
- Median home value
- $153,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,991
- Daytime population
- 22,490Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 48Hardee County, FL | 28 | 7 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #1,418 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Hardee 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hardee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hardee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hardee County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.1M a year, or $990 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 8,219 households in Hardee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardee County, FL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Hardee County has 8.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hardee County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hardee County at 25,932 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,219 households. Median household income in Hardee County is $60,489, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.4%, 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. Hardee County scores 28 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,418 of 1,656 scored counties.
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