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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Howard County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Howard County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #773 of 1,656 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 94
- 12 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 314
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 339,183
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 primary care and pediatric clinics in Howard County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Howard County spend about $189.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,568 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 13% 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 314 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Howard County in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 386 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 630 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Howard County.
Population estimates show Howard County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #773 of 1,656 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Howard 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.
| Measure | Howard County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 386 | 578 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | −5.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,568 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $149,763 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 300 → 314+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $349.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 630Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 339,183+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 121,065
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,340
- Median household income
- $149,763+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $184,243
- Median home value
- $597,900
- Jobs located here
- 185,575
- Daytime population
- 363,145Residents 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 |
| 12Howard County, MD | 52 | 94 | 7.8 | $2M | +1.9% | #773 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Howard 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics51
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Howard County, MD?
Howard County has 94 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 314 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Another 630 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Howard County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $189.8M a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 121,065 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Howard County has 7.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Howard County would have about 107, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 386 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 339,183 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,065 households. The median household income in Howard County is $149,763 a year, 86% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Howard County scores 52 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #773 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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