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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hertford County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,647 of 1,656 scored counties
#79 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On medical and dental services · $917 a household
Spending per listing
$950K
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,015
−11.2% 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

For primary care and pediatric clinics, Hertford County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #1,647 of 1,656 scored counties and #79 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $917 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Hertford County spend about $7.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 8 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $950K per clinic, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Hertford County has 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 35% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Hertford County in 2023. That is one for every 414 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hertford County declined 11.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hertford 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 Hertford County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHertford CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.77.27.2
Spending per listing$950K$1.6M$1.8M
Households per official establishment414782593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−11.2%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$917$1,116$1,288
Median household income$45,537$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score650

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 20
Employees, 2023
207
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hertford 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 Hertford County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,015−11.2% since 2020
Households
8,285
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
353 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$45,537+11.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,190
Median home value
$119,200
Jobs located here
8,461
Daytime population
20,833Residents 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 Hertford 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
79Hertford County, NC689.7$950K−11.2%#1,647 of 1,656

Other business types in Hertford 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 Hertford County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hertford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $917 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $950K 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 8,285 households in Hertford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hertford County has 9.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $950K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hertford County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 414 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Hertford County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Hertford County at 19,015 people in 2025, down 11.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,285 households. Median household income in Hertford County is $45,537, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.0%, 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. Hertford County scores 6 for primary care and pediatric clinics (very low), #1,647 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hertford County. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in Hertford County

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