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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Suffolk County, MA
How Suffolk County, MA 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 #494 of 1,656 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 242
- 14 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 211
- −14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $437M
- On medical and dental services · $1,336 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Suffolk County comes to about $437M a year: $1,336 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 242 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 242 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 211 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Suffolk County in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,551 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 867 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Suffolk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #494 of 1,656 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,551 | 966 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.6% | −12.5% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,336 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 247 → 211−14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,549
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 867Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 245The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics74
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Suffolk County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 242 primary care and pediatric clinics in Suffolk County. 14 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 211 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 867 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $437M a year, or $1,336 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 242 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Suffolk County has 7.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 245, against 242 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,551 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 61 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #494 of 1,656 scored counties.
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