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Primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Mary’s County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Mary’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #126 of 1,656 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,692
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Mary’s County is 77 (high), #126 of 1,656 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.
At $1,405 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in St. Mary’s County spend about $59.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 21 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.8M per clinic, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
St. Mary’s County has 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in St. Mary’s County in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,326 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Mary’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Mary’s 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 | St. Mary’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,326 | 578 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.5% | −5.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,405 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $119,446 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 32−13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,692+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,436
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,976
- Median home value
- $407,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,732
- Daytime population
- 104,060Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Mary’s 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics38
- Chiropractors86
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in St. Mary’s County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Mary’s County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.6M a year, or $1,405 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
St. Mary’s County has 4.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 34, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,326 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 77 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #126 of 1,656 scored counties.
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