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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Harford County, MD

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Harford County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #425 of 1,656 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
56
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
136
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$137.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,348 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
266,446
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 primary care and pediatric clinics in Harford County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Harford County spend about $137.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,348 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 56 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.4M per clinic, 38% above 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 136 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Harford County in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 748 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 121 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $425K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Harford County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harford County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Harford County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #425 of 1,656 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.

How Harford County 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Harford County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureHarford CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.57.07.2
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.9M$1.8M
Households per official establishment748578593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%−5.9%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,348$1,322$1,288
Median household income$112,265$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score6339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140 → 136−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,465
Annual payroll, 2023
$129.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
121Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
565 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$425K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Harford 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 Harford County

Population, 2025 estimate
266,446+2.0% since 2020
Households
101,795
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
603
Median household income
$112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,186
Median home value
$386,400
Jobs located here
87,506
Daytime population
226,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Harford County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD8494.5$3M+8.8%#50 of 1,656
2St. Mary’s County, MD77214.9$2.8M+2.4%#126 of 1,656
3Caroline County, MD6954.0$2.6M+2.5%#279 of 1,656
4Calvert County, MD67185.4$2.8M+1.7%#314 of 1,656
5Charles County, MD67365.9$2.4M+5.9%#321 of 1,656
6Frederick County, MD65777.4$1.9M+11.0%#378 of 1,656
7Harford County, MD63565.5$2.4M+2.0%#425 of 1,656
8Worcester County, MD61114.6$2.6M+3.7%#477 of 1,656
9Carroll County, MD60375.8$2.4M+2.2%#508 of 1,656
10Anne Arundel County, MD581526.8$2.1M+1.7%#572 of 1,656

Other business types in Harford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Harford County, MD?

There are 56 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Harford County as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 121 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on medical and dental services?

About $137.2M a year, or $1,348 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Harford County has 5.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Harford County would have about 77, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 748 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Harford County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 63 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #425 of 1,656 scored counties.

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