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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Cortland, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Cortland, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #130 of 458 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
17
−48.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,097 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
95% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Cortland area comes to about $20.8M a year: $1,097 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $3.5M per clinic, 95% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

The Cortland area has 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 56% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Cortland area was 17 in 2023, down 48.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,118 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Cortland area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Cortland area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #130 of 458 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Cortland area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Cortland, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.26.47.2
Spending per listing$3.5M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,118576593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−48.5%−10.5%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,097$1,278$1,288
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17−48.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
200
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
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 the Cortland area, 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 the Cortland area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Cortland area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oneonta, NY8083.4$3.2M+3.8%#24 of 458
2Monticello, NY73165.1$2.3M+2.7%#62 of 458
3Corning, NY68133.3$3.3M−1.6%#90 of 458
4Gloversville, NY6552.2$4.9M−1.6%#112 of 458
5Cortland, NY6263.2$3.5M−1.9%#130 of 458
6Amsterdam, NY5673.6$3M+1.1%#179 of 458
7Hudson, NY55166.0$2.1M−2.1%#198 of 458
8Olean, NY52154.7$2.2M−2.1%#218 of 458
9Batavia, NY52176.8$1.6M+0.2%#223 of 458
10Auburn, NY51154.8$2.3M−2.3%#226 of 458

Other business types in the Cortland area

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Cortland, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Cortland area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 48.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.8M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cortland, NY area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Cortland area has 3.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.5M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Cortland area would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,118 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 48.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cortland area scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #130 of 458 scored small-town markets.

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