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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Worcester County, MD
How Worcester 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #477 of 1,656 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Worcester County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,185 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Worcester County spend about $28.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.6M per clinic, 46% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Worcester County classed as offices of physicians, down 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Worcester County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Worcester County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #477 of 1,656 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 578 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.6% | −5.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,185 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 35−18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents 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 Worcester 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 orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Worcester County, MD?
There are 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Worcester County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 18.6% from 2019. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Worcester County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.6M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Worcester County has 4.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Worcester County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 61 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #477 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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