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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #215 of 1,656 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 158
- 15 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 291
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $428.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Essex County spend about $428.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,369 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 158 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.7M per clinic, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Essex County has 158 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 9%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 291 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Essex County in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,076 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 533 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Essex County.
Population estimates show Essex County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Essex County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #215 of 1,656 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,076 | 966 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | −12.5% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,369 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 364 → 291−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,996
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $597.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 533Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 241The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Essex County?
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plymouth County, MA | 80 | 93 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #91 of 1,656 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 74 | 30 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +10.4% | #177 of 1,656 |
| 3Bristol County, MA | 73 | 91 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +2.9% | #191 of 1,656 |
| 4Middlesex County, MA | 72 | 351 | 5.5 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #213 of 1,656 |
| 5Worcester County, MA | 72 | 163 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #214 of 1,656 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 72 | 158 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #215 of 1,656 |
| 7Franklin County, MA | 70 | 12 | 3.8 | $3M | −0.3% | #258 of 1,656 |
| 8Barnstable County, MA | 66 | 65 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #351 of 1,656 |
| 9Berkshire County, MA | 62 | 24 | 4.2 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #452 of 1,656 |
| 10Suffolk County, MA | 61 | 242 | 7.4 | $1.8M | +0.1% | #494 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Essex 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics73
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care79
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 158 primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County. 15 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 291 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 533 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $428.6M a year, or $1,369 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Essex County has 5.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Essex County would have about 241, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,076 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 72 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #215 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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