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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Worcester County, MA
How Worcester 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 1,656 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 163
- 11 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 342
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $443.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,502
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Worcester County comes to about $443.1M a year: $1,319 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Worcester County has 163 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 342 businesses with payroll in Worcester County classed as offices of physicians, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 449 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Worcester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Worcester County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Worcester County is 72 (upper middle), #214 of 1,656 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 982 | 966 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | −12.5% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,319 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,939 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 315 → 342+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 449Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 249The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.9M
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
- 888,502+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 335,826
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,511 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 574
- Median household income
- $95,939+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,653
- Median home value
- $423,700
- Jobs located here
- 355,505
- Daytime population
- 797,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 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 clinics57
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics75
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Worcester County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 primary care and pediatric clinics in Worcester County. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 342 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 449 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Worcester County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $443.1M a year, or $1,319 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 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 335,826 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Worcester 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 $2.7M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Worcester County would have about 249, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 888,502 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,826 households. Median household income in Worcester County is $95,939, 19% 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. Worcester County scores 72 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #214 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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