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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Merrimack County, NH
How Merrimack County, NH 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #119 of 1,656 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 22
- 4 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79M
- On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Merrimack County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #119 of 1,656 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.
At $1,298 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Merrimack County spend about $79M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Merrimack County in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,324 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $235K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Merrimack County. Population estimates show Merrimack County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Merrimack County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,324 | 778 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.9% | −0.4% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,298 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 46−17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,542
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $168.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $235K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheshire County, NH | 79 | 8 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #97 of 1,656 |
| 2Carroll County, NH | 78 | 10 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #107 of 1,656 |
| 3Merrimack County, NH | 77 | 22 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +2.6% | #119 of 1,656 |
| 4Belknap County, NH | 71 | 13 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #239 of 1,656 |
| 5Strafford County, NH | 64 | 23 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #394 of 1,656 |
| 6Hillsborough County, NH | 62 | 95 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #460 of 1,656 |
| 7Grafton County, NH | 62 | 26 | 7.0 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #471 of 1,656 |
| 8Rockingham County, NH | 61 | 79 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #482 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Merrimack 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Merrimack County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 primary care and pediatric clinics in Merrimack County. 4 of them (18%) 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 17.9% from 2019. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Merrimack County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $79M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per clinic. 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Merrimack County has 3.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 44, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,324 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 77 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #119 of 1,656 scored counties.
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