Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Meridian, MS area
How the Meridian, MS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #411 of 458 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −27.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On medical and dental services · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,419
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Meridian area has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #411 of 458 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Meridian area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $936 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Meridian area spend about $32.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 24 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.4M per clinic, 24% 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 the Meridian area was 46 in 2023, down 27.9% from 2019. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Meridian area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Meridian area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Meridian area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 753 | 757 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −27.9% | −4.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $936 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,822 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46−27.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 972
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Meridian area, 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 the Meridian area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,419−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 34,652
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $49,822
- Average household income
- $69,927
- Median home value
- $128,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,184
- Daytime population
- 88,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Meridian area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 60 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +5.6% | #150 of 458 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 49 | 14 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +0.8% | #242 of 458 |
| 3Greenwood, MS | 36 | 8 | 5.5 | $1.6M | −8.8% | #341 of 458 |
| 4Oxford, MS | 31 | 25 | 10.4 | $1M | +5.3% | #369 of 458 |
| 5Laurel, MS | 30 | 31 | 9.8 | $973K | −1.5% | #378 of 458 |
| 6Brookhaven, MS | 29 | 11 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #382 of 458 |
| 7Vicksburg, MS | 27 | 12 | 7.2 | $1.5M | −6.3% | #395 of 458 |
| 8Tupelo, MS | 25 | 54 | 10.4 | $975K | +0.8% | #406 of 458 |
| 9Meridian, MS | 24 | 24 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #411 of 458 |
| 10McComb, MS | 24 | 16 | 7.9 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #414 of 458 |
Other business types in the Meridian area
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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists12
- Primary care and pediatrics24
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Meridian, MS area?
There are 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Meridian area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 27.9% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Meridian, MS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.4M a year, or $936 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 34,652 households in the Meridian area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meridian, MS area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Meridian area has 6.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Meridian area would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Meridian, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Meridian area at 85,419 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,652 households. The median household income in the Meridian area is $49,822 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Meridian area scores 24 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #411 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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