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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Baltimore city, MD
How Baltimore city, MD 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,109 of 1,656 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 152
- 8 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 277
- −14.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $269.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Baltimore city spend about $269.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,056 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Baltimore city has 152 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 277 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Baltimore city in 2023, down 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 488 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $813K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Baltimore city.
Population estimates put the population change in Baltimore city from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, Baltimore city has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,109 of 1,656 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 578 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.2% | −5.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,056 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 323 → 277−14.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,974
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $803.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 488Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $813K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 84 | 9 | 4.5 | $3M | +8.8% | #50 of 1,656 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #126 of 1,656 |
| 3Caroline County, MD | 69 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #279 of 1,656 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 67 | 18 | 5.4 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #314 of 1,656 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 67 | 36 | 5.9 | $2.4M | +5.9% | #321 of 1,656 |
| 6Frederick County, MD | 65 | 77 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +11.0% | #378 of 1,656 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 63 | 56 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #425 of 1,656 |
| 8Worcester County, MD | 61 | 11 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #477 of 1,656 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 60 | 37 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #508 of 1,656 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 58 | 152 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #572 of 1,656 |
| 15Baltimore city, MD | 41 | 152 | 5.9 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #1,109 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists62
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Baltimore city, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 primary care and pediatric clinics in Baltimore city. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 277 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 14.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 488 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $269.9M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Baltimore city has 5.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 41 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,109 of 1,656 scored counties.
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