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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Whitley County, KY
How Whitley County, KY 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 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,610 of 1,656 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On medical and dental services · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $876K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,297
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Whitley County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,610 of 1,656 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 primary care and pediatric clinics in Whitley County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Whitley County spend about $12.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $906 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $876K per clinic, 51% 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.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Whitley County in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show Whitley County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Whitley 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 | Whitley County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $876K | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 366 | 640 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.6% | −0.4% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $906 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,615 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 37+15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 334
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Whitley 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 Whitley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,297+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,541
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $44,615+14.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,305
- Median home value
- $131,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,221
- Daytime population
- 37,057Residents 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 |
| 51Whitley County, KY | 14 | 14 | 10.3 | $876K | +1.6% | #1,610 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Whitley 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 clinics13
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy14
- Optometrists and eye care14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Whitley County, KY?
Whitley County has 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whitley County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.3M a year, or $906 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $876K 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 13,541 households in Whitley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitley County, KY compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Whitley County has 10.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $876K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Whitley County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Whitley County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Whitley County at 37,297 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,541 households. The median household income in Whitley County is $44,615 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.4% 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. Whitley County scores 14 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,610 of 1,656 scored counties.
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