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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Rowan County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #195 of 1,656 scored counties
#10 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
37
−11.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$61.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,039 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
155,096
+5.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 primary care and pediatric clinics in Rowan County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,039 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Rowan County spend about $61.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 21 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.9M per clinic, 64% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Rowan County classed as offices of physicians, down 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,592 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Rowan County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Rowan County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #195 of 1,656 scored counties and #10 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Rowan 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 Rowan County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRowan CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.67.27.2
Spending per listing$2.9M$1.6M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,592782593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.9%+0.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,039$1,116$1,288
Median household income$65,725$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 37−11.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
341
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Rowan 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 Rowan County

Population, 2025 estimate
155,096+5.6% since 2020
Households
58,899
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
293
Median household income
$65,725+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,650
Median home value
$238,400
Jobs located here
54,409
Daytime population
138,541Residents 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 Rowan 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

Other business types in Rowan 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 Rowan County, NC?

There are 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Rowan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $61.2M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 58,899 households in Rowan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rowan County has 3.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Rowan County would have about 34, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,592 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Rowan County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Rowan County at 155,096 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,899 households. The median household income in Rowan County is $65,725 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Rowan County scores 73 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #195 of 1,656 scored counties.

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