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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hickory County, MO

How Hickory County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,075 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
9,044
+8.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Hickory County spend about $3.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,075 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no primary care and pediatric clinics in Hickory County. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hickory County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians in Hickory County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Hickory County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hickory County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Hickory County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureHickory CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.57.2
Spending per listingn/a$2.5M$1.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a772593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,075$1,389$1,288
Median household income$39,390$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Hickory 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 Hickory County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,044+8.9% since 2020
Households
3,601
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
399 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$39,390
Average household income
$54,402
Median home value
$176,100
Jobs located here
1,550
Daytime population
6,787Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Hickory County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO9492.1$7.2M+7.1%#5 of 1,656
2Christian County, MO9292.6$5.7M+8.3%#7 of 1,656
3Lincoln County, MO9273.1$4.8M+11.4%#8 of 1,656
4Platte County, MO87102.3$7.1M+6.7%#25 of 1,656
5Webster County, MO8575.0$2.6M+10.4%#41 of 1,656
6St. Charles County, MO81644.0$4.2M+4.9%#79 of 1,656
7Johnson County, MO8183.8$3.5M+4.9%#82 of 1,656
8Polk County, MO8165.0$2.5M+6.3%#85 of 1,656
9Jefferson County, MO80313.5$4.1M+2.7%#90 of 1,656
10Pulaski County, MO7674.2$3.1M+0.8%#134 of 1,656
Hickory County, MONot scored00.0n/a+8.9%

Other business types in Hickory County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hickory County, MO?

There are no primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Hickory County as of September 2026. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. No official count is published for offices of physicians in Hickory County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hickory County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $3.9M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 3,601 households in Hickory County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hickory County, MO compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Hickory County has no primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hickory County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Hickory County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Hickory County at 9,044 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,601 households. Median household income in Hickory County is $39,390, 51% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in Hickory County

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