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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Phelps County, MO

How Phelps 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 · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #643 of 1,656 scored counties
#23 of 43 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Phelps County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Phelps County spend about $21.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,249 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Phelps County was 20 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 866 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Phelps County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #643 of 1,656 scored counties and #23 of 43 scored counties in Missouri.

How Phelps 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 Phelps County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePhelps CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.35.57.2
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$1.8M
Households per official establishment866772593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%−4.7%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,249$1,389$1,288
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
126
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents 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 Phelps 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
23Phelps County, MO56116.3$2M+1.6%#643 of 1,656

Other business types in Phelps 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 Phelps County, MO?

Phelps County has 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.6M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Phelps County has 6.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Phelps County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 866 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Phelps County scores 56 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #643 of 1,656 scored counties.

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