Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Goldsboro, NC metro area
How the Goldsboro, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #141 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,278
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Goldsboro metro area comes to about $47.6M a year: $1,001 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 11% 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 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Goldsboro metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Goldsboro metro area in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,250 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Goldsboro metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Goldsboro metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Goldsboro metro area is 57 (upper middle), #141 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Goldsboro metro 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 | Goldsboro metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,250 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,001 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,733 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Goldsboro 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 Goldsboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,278+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 47,507
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 214
- Median household income
- $59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,980
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,987
- Daytime population
- 111,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Goldsboro metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burlington, NC | 74 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +8.5% | #39 of 387 |
| 2Winston-Salem, NC | 66 | 132 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +5.3% | #81 of 387 |
| 3Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 62 | 20 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +10.3% | #103 of 387 |
| 4Rocky Mount, NC | 62 | 24 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +2.8% | #105 of 387 |
| 5Jacksonville, NC | 60 | 40 | 5.3 | $2M | +6.0% | #125 of 387 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 59 | 456 | 7.9 | $1.6M | +12.6% | #131 of 387 |
| 7Goldsboro, NC | 57 | 24 | 5.1 | $2M | +3.8% | #141 of 387 |
| 8Wilmington, NC | 57 | 130 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +15.9% | #142 of 387 |
| 9Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 56 | 199 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +7.5% | #150 of 387 |
| 10Greensboro-High Point, NC | 55 | 181 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +4.1% | #155 of 387 |
Other business types in the Goldsboro 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 clinics72
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics57
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Goldsboro, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Goldsboro metro area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Goldsboro, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.6M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 47,507 households in the Goldsboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Goldsboro, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Goldsboro metro area has 5.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Goldsboro metro area would have about 27, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,250 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Goldsboro, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Goldsboro metro area at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. Median household income in the Goldsboro metro area is $59,733, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Goldsboro metro area scores 57 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #141 of 387 scored metro areas.
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