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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Craven County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #867 of 1,656 scored counties
#44 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
24
6 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
55
−6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,031 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,025
+3.5% 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 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in Craven County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Craven County comes to about $44.2M a year: $1,031 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, 3% 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 Craven County was 55 in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Craven County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Craven County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #867 of 1,656 scored counties and #44 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Craven County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Craven County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCraven CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.67.27.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.6M$1.8M
Households per official establishment779782593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.8%+0.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,031$1,116$1,288
Median household income$65,873$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 55−6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
845
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Craven 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 Craven County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,025+3.5% since 2020
Households
42,871
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$65,873+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,440
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
35,530
Daytime population
98,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Craven County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, NC8662.1$5.1M+18.8%#28 of 1,656
2Chatham County, NC84144.2$3M+11.0%#49 of 1,656
3Currituck County, NC8165.1$2.5M+16.7%#86 of 1,656
4Davidson County, NC77202.9$3.6M+6.6%#118 of 1,656
5Brunswick County, NC75304.3$2.6M+26.5%#158 of 1,656
6Alamance County, NC74263.7$2.8M+8.5%#173 of 1,656
7Davie County, NC7474.1$2.8M+6.9%#175 of 1,656
8Johnston County, NC74414.8$2.4M+17.9%#179 of 1,656
9Stokes County, NC7363.1$3.2M+3.5%#192 of 1,656
10Rowan County, NC73213.6$2.9M+5.6%#195 of 1,656
44Craven County, NC49245.6$1.8M+3.5%#867 of 1,656

Other business types in Craven 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 Craven County, NC?

Craven County has 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Craven County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $44.2M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 42,871 households in Craven County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Craven County has 5.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Craven County would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Craven County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Craven County at 105,025 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,871 households. The median household income in Craven County is $65,873 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Craven County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #867 of 1,656 scored counties.

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