Health care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Forest City, NC area
How the Forest City, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 458 scored small-town markets
#8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −30.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On medical and dental services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,745
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Forest City area comes to about $25.3M a year: $950 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per clinic, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Forest City area has 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Forest City area classed as offices of physicians, down 30.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,665 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Forest City area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Forest City area is 46 (lower middle), #268 of 458 scored small-town markets and #8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Forest City area 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.
| Measure | Forest City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,665 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −30.4% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $950 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,410 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16−30.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 271
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Forest City 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 Forest City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,745+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,642
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $51,410+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,230
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,241
- Daytime population
- 55,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Forest City area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waynesville, NC | 62 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #132 of 458 |
| 2Anderson Creek, NC | 62 | 34 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +12.3% | #139 of 458 |
| 3New Bern, NC | 59 | 26 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #154 of 458 |
| 4North Wilkesboro, NC | 54 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #206 of 458 |
| 5Brevard, NC | 53 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #212 of 458 |
| 6Wilson, NC | 52 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #221 of 458 |
| 7Sanford, NC | 48 | 20 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +10.8% | #255 of 458 |
| 8Forest City, NC | 46 | 22 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #268 of 458 |
| 9Kill Devil Hills, NC | 45 | 13 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #272 of 458 |
| 10Albemarle, NC | 45 | 23 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +9.8% | #284 of 458 |
Other business types in the Forest City 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Forest City, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Forest City area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 30.4% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Forest City, NC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.3M a year, or $950 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 26,642 households in the Forest City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Forest City, NC area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Forest City area has 8.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Forest City area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,665 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Forest City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Forest City area at 65,745 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,642 households. Median household income in the Forest City area is $51,410, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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 Forest City area scores 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #268 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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