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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,654 of 1,656 scored counties
#62 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On medical and dental services · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $614K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,829
- −4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Bell County has a Groundwork market score of 4 (very low): #1,654 of 1,656 scored counties and #62 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 82% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $803 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Bell County spend about $8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $614K per clinic, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Bell County was 22 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 452 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Bell County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $614K | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 452 | 640 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | −0.4% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $803 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $31,354 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 22−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- 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 Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,829−4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,939
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $31,354+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $49,259
- Median home value
- $89,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,622
- Daytime population
- 23,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Scott County, KY | 73 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +8.2% | #200 of 1,656 |
| 2Jessamine County, KY | 72 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +7.8% | #207 of 1,656 |
| 3Campbell County, KY | 68 | 14 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.5% | #295 of 1,656 |
| 4Marshall County, KY | 65 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −0.1% | #365 of 1,656 |
| 5Calloway County, KY | 60 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +4.9% | #516 of 1,656 |
| 6Boone County, KY | 59 | 34 | 6.7 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #546 of 1,656 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 58 | 18 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +4.9% | #591 of 1,656 |
| 8Graves County, KY | 56 | 7 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.4% | #645 of 1,656 |
| 9Meade County, KY | 55 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #696 of 1,656 |
| 10Kenton County, KY | 53 | 37 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #739 of 1,656 |
| 62Bell County, KY | 4 | 13 | 13.1 | $614K | −4.8% | #1,654 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Bell 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Bell County, KY?
There are 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bell County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $8M a year, or $803 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $614K per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,939 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, KY compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Bell County has 13.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $614K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Bell County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 452 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 22,829 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,939 households. The median household income in Bell County is $31,354 a year, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bell County scores 4 for primary care and pediatric clinics (very low), #1,654 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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