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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Lawrence County, MO
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Lawrence County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #221 of 1,656 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,401
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 primary care and pediatric clinics in Lawrence County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lawrence County comes to about $18.3M a year: $1,257 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per clinic, 29% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 1,460 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $231K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lawrence County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #221 of 1,656 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lawrence 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.
| Measure | Lawrence County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,460 | 772 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,257 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,215 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $231K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,401+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,602
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,676
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,611
- Daytime population
- 29,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lawrence County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MO | 94 | 9 | 2.1 | $7.2M | +7.1% | #5 of 1,656 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 92 | 9 | 2.6 | $5.7M | +8.3% | #7 of 1,656 |
| 3Lincoln County, MO | 92 | 7 | 3.1 | $4.8M | +11.4% | #8 of 1,656 |
| 4Platte County, MO | 87 | 10 | 2.3 | $7.1M | +6.7% | #25 of 1,656 |
| 5Webster County, MO | 85 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +10.4% | #41 of 1,656 |
| 6St. Charles County, MO | 81 | 64 | 4.0 | $4.2M | +4.9% | #79 of 1,656 |
| 7Johnson County, MO | 81 | 8 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +4.9% | #82 of 1,656 |
| 8Polk County, MO | 81 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #85 of 1,656 |
| 9Jefferson County, MO | 80 | 31 | 3.5 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #90 of 1,656 |
| 10Pulaski County, MO | 76 | 7 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +0.8% | #134 of 1,656 |
| 13Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 8 | 5.5 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #221 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 clinics73
- Dentists and orthodontists81
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy74
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Lawrence County, MO?
There are 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, MO compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Lawrence County has 5.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,460 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lawrence County scores 72 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #221 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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