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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #352 of 387 scored metro areas
#21 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 2,513
- 127 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 7,526
- +6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On medical and dental services · $1,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,391,072
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #352 of 387 scored metro areas and #21 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area comes to about $2.7B a year: $1,155 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 40% 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 2,513 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 127 are chain locations, or 5%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 50% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area was 7,526 in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 310 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 196 SBA-backed loans worth $139.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 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.
| Measure | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 310 | 411 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.2% | +4.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,155 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,527 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7,526+6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 78,290
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9,037Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,513127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,515The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 196
- Amount
- $139.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,391,072+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 2,334,797
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 5,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,233
- Median household income
- $76,527+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,472
- Median home value
- $443,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,820,583
- Daytime population
- 6,365,054Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 76 | 22 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +21.1% | #34 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 59 | 168 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +19.8% | #130 of 387 |
| 3Tallahassee, FL | 50 | 79 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #195 of 387 |
| 4Port St. Lucie, FL | 46 | 129 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +16.0% | #235 of 387 |
| 5Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 44 | 45 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #247 of 387 |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 44 | 240 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +14.4% | #249 of 387 |
| 7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 43 | 279 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +13.2% | #253 of 387 |
| 8Punta Gorda, FL | 42 | 54 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +15.5% | #257 of 387 |
| 9Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 41 | 85 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +9.4% | #262 of 387 |
| 10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 41 | 226 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +11.2% | #266 of 387 |
| 21Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 24 | 2,513 | 10.8 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #352 of 387 |
Other business types in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area
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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics24
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics44
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,513 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area. 127 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 7,526 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019. Another 9,037 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.7B a year, or $1,155 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,513 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 2,334,797 households in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area has 10.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area would have about 1,515, against 2,513 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 310 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area at 6,391,072 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,334,797 households. Median household income in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area is $76,527, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area scores 24 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #352 of 387 scored metro areas.
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