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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Washington County, MD

How Washington County, 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,235 of 1,656 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
51
6 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
92
−12.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,133 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,731
+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 51 primary care and pediatric clinics in Washington County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Washington County spend about $67.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,133 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 25% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Washington County was 92 in 2023, down 12.4% from 2019. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $35K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Washington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Washington County is 37 (lower middle), #1,235 of 1,656 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.

How Washington 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 Washington County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.57.07.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$1.8M
Households per official establishment650578593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.4%−5.9%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,133$1,322$1,288
Median household income$77,747$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
105 → 92−12.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,427
Annual payroll, 2023
$142.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
54Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
516 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$35K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
157,731+2.0% since 2020
Households
59,818
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
340
Median household income
$77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,335
Median home value
$296,100
Jobs located here
66,246
Daytime population
152,730Residents 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 Washington 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
18Washington County, MD37518.5$1.3M+2.0%#1,235 of 1,656

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, MD?

There are 51 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 12.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $67.8M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 8.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Washington County would have about 38, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 37 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,235 of 1,656 scored counties.

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