Health care · Metro area · North Carolina
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −20.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,486
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Rocky Mount metro area spend about $58.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,000 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Rocky Mount metro area has 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the Rocky Mount metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 20.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,244 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Rocky Mount metro area.
Population estimates show the Rocky Mount metro area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Rocky Mount metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #105 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Rocky Mount 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 | Rocky Mount metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,244 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.3% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,000 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,636 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47−20.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,486+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 58,449
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,046 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 139
- Median household income
- $59,636+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,773
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,119
- Daytime population
- 136,134Residents 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 Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Rocky Mount metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 20.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $58.4M a year, or $1,000 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 $2.4M 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 58,449 households in the Rocky Mount metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rocky Mount, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Rocky Mount metro area has 4.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Rocky Mount metro area would have about 33, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,244 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rocky Mount, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rocky Mount metro area at 148,486 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,449 households. Median household income in the Rocky Mount metro area is $59,636, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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 Rocky Mount metro area scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #105 of 387 scored metro areas.
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