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Primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County, NC
The primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,348 of 1,656 scored counties
#69 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On medical and dental services · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,198
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, McDowell County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,348 of 1,656 scored counties and #69 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $974 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in McDowell County spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 32% below 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.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in McDowell County in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 810 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDowell County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McDowell 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.
| Measure | McDowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 810 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $974 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,168 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 23+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,198+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,638
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $57,168+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,753
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,917
- Daytime population
- 39,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, NC | 86 | 6 | 2.1 | $5.1M | +18.8% | #28 of 1,656 |
| 2Chatham County, NC | 84 | 14 | 4.2 | $3M | +11.0% | #49 of 1,656 |
| 3Currituck County, NC | 81 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +16.7% | #86 of 1,656 |
| 4Davidson County, NC | 77 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +6.6% | #118 of 1,656 |
| 5Brunswick County, NC | 75 | 30 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +26.5% | #158 of 1,656 |
| 6Alamance County, NC | 74 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +8.5% | #173 of 1,656 |
| 7Davie County, NC | 74 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +6.9% | #175 of 1,656 |
| 8Johnston County, NC | 74 | 41 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +17.9% | #179 of 1,656 |
| 9Stokes County, NC | 73 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +3.5% | #192 of 1,656 |
| 10Rowan County, NC | 73 | 21 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +5.6% | #195 of 1,656 |
| 69McDowell County, NC | 32 | 15 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,348 of 1,656 |
Other business types in McDowell County
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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy56
- 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 McDowell County, NC?
There are 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in McDowell County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDowell County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 18,638 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDowell County, NC compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
McDowell County has 8.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, McDowell County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 810 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is McDowell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put McDowell County at 45,198 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,638 households. The median household income in McDowell County is $57,168 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. McDowell County scores 32 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,348 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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