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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jacksonville, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #307 of 387 scored metro areas
#15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
590
91 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
1,661
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$769.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,161 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,785,500
+10.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Jacksonville metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #307 of 387 scored metro areas and #15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $769.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,161 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% 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 590 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Jacksonville metro area as of September 2026. 91 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,661 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville metro area classed as offices of physicians, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 399 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $14.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Jacksonville metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jacksonville metro area 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Jacksonville, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.99.27.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment399411593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+4.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,161$1,132$1,288
Median household income$79,643$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3426

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,661+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
19,843
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2B
One-person businesses, 2023
1,454Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
59091 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
432The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$14.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Jacksonville metro area, 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 Jacksonville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,785,500+10.7% since 2020
Households
663,101
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$79,643+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,638
Median home value
$343,400
Jobs located here
779,445
Daytime population
1,697,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Jacksonville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL76223.1$3.5M+21.1%#34 of 387
2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL591685.8$1.8M+19.8%#130 of 387
3Tallahassee, FL50795.0$2.1M+3.1%#195 of 387
4Port St. Lucie, FL461296.3$1.8M+16.0%#235 of 387
5Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL44456.4$1.8M+7.7%#247 of 387
6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL442407.3$1.5M+14.4%#249 of 387
7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL432797.2$1.6M+13.2%#253 of 387
8Punta Gorda, FL42546.0$1.8M+15.5%#257 of 387
9Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL41857.1$1.7M+9.4%#262 of 387
10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL412267.7$1.4M+11.2%#266 of 387
15Jacksonville, FL345908.9$1.3M+10.7%#307 of 387

Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area

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 Jacksonville, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 590 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jacksonville metro area. 91 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 1,661 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Another 1,454 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $769.7M a year, or $1,161 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 590 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 663,101 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Jacksonville metro area has 8.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 432, against 590 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 399 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 1,785,500 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 663,101 households. Median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $79,643, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Jacksonville metro area scores 34 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #307 of 387 scored metro areas.

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