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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #256 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 5,270
- 271 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 16,282
- −9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,367 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,112,448
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,270 primary care and pediatric clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. 271 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend about $10.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,367 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per clinic, 8% 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 the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area was 16,282 in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 454 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 20,270 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 229 SBA-backed loans worth $121.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #256 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro 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.
| Measure | New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 454 | 576 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.3% | −10.5% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,367 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,155 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16,282−9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164,060
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20,270Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5,270271 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5,675The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 229
- Amount
- $121.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,112,448+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,391,787
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 6,127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,219
- Median household income
- $99,155
- Average household income
- $146,791
- Median home value
- $614,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,481,255
- Daytime population
- 20,008,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingston, NY | 67 | 35 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #74 of 387 |
| 2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 63 | 148 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Glens Falls, NY | 60 | 24 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −1.9% | #121 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 57 | 235 | 6.1 | $2M | +1.9% | #140 of 387 |
| 5Utica-Rome, NY | 55 | 44 | 3.6 | $3M | −2.0% | #151 of 387 |
| 6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 54 | 20 | 4.2 | $2.6M | −3.9% | #157 of 387 |
| 7Syracuse, NY | 54 | 133 | 4.9 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #159 of 387 |
| 8Rochester, NY | 54 | 269 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #162 of 387 |
| 9Binghamton, NY | 50 | 38 | 3.7 | $3M | −1.3% | #192 of 387 |
| 10Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 50 | 252 | 5.0 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #194 of 387 |
| 12New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 42 | 5,270 | 7.1 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #256 of 387 |
Other business types in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics42
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?
There are 5,270 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area as of September 2026. 271 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 16,282 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. Official counts list 20,270 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.1B a year, or $1,367 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,270 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 7,391,787 households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area would have about 5,675, against 5,270 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area at 20,112,448 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,391,787 households. The median household income in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is $99,155 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 42 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #256 of 387 scored metro areas.
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