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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,123 of 1,656 scored counties
#38 of 43 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,257 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,525
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Marion County spend about $14.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,257 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 20% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 755 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,123 of 1,656 scored counties and #38 of 43 scored counties in Missouri.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.85.57.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.5M$1.8M
Households per official establishment755772593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,257$1,389$1,288
Median household income$62,903$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,525+0.2% since 2020
Households
11,323
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$62,903+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,181
Median home value
$162,000
Jobs located here
12,711
Daytime population
28,078Residents 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 Marion 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
38Marion County, MO41108.8$1.4M+0.2%#1,123 of 1,656

Other business types in Marion County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

There are 10 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.2M 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 10 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 11,323 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 8.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Marion County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 755 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 28,525 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,323 households. The median household income in Marion County is $62,903 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Marion County scores 41 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,123 of 1,656 scored counties.

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 Marion County

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