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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Rensselaer County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #458 of 1,656 scored counties
#16 of 53 scored counties in New York

Listings
33
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
54
−3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,510
−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

Households in Rensselaer County spend about $82.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,232 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per clinic, 40% above 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 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Rensselaer County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Rensselaer County in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,235 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Rensselaer County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rensselaer County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, Rensselaer County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #458 of 1,656 scored counties and #16 of 53 scored counties in New York.

How Rensselaer County 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 Rensselaer County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRensselaer CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.96.47.2
Spending per listing$2.5M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,235576593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.6%−10.5%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,232$1,278$1,288
Median household income$87,915$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 54−3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
594
Annual payroll, 2023
$51M
One-person businesses, 2023
53Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
330 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,510−0.2% since 2020
Households
66,686
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
653 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,086
Median home value
$258,400
Jobs located here
52,657
Daytime population
135,820Residents 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 counties in New York for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Rensselaer County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Otsego County, NY7683.4$3.2M+3.8%#132 of 1,656
2Oswego County, NY72153.2$3.5M+1.0%#209 of 1,656
3Putnam County, NY70102.8$5.3M+1.4%#250 of 1,656
4Wayne County, NY70143.6$3.1M+0.1%#257 of 1,656
5Ontario County, NY69183.7$3.2M+0.6%#270 of 1,656
6Sullivan County, NY69165.1$2.3M+2.7%#286 of 1,656
7Washington County, NY6862.5$4.5M−2.9%#291 of 1,656
8Schenectady County, NY68304.5$2.7M+3.0%#301 of 1,656
9Franklin County, NY6752.6$4.1M−1.6%#310 of 1,656
10Steuben County, NY65133.3$3.3M−1.6%#362 of 1,656
16Rensselaer County, NY62334.9$2.5M−0.2%#458 of 1,656

Other business types in Rensselaer County

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Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Rensselaer County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 primary care and pediatric clinics in Rensselaer County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $82.1M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rensselaer County has 4.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 46, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,235 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #458 of 1,656 scored counties.

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