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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Sampson County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #431 of 1,656 scored counties
#18 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On medical and dental services · $946 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,504
+4.1% 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

Households in Sampson County spend about $20.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $946 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 28% 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 9 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Sampson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Sampson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,662 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Sampson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Sampson County is 63 (upper middle), #431 of 1,656 scored counties and #18 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Sampson 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 Sampson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSampson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.27.27.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.6M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,662782593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$946$1,116$1,288
Median household income$52,432$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 13
Employees, 2023
177
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Sampson 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 Sampson County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,504+4.1% since 2020
Households
21,607
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
946 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$52,432+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,124
Median home value
$150,700
Jobs located here
18,057
Daytime population
51,988Residents 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 Sampson 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
18Sampson County, NC6394.2$2.3M+4.1%#431 of 1,656

Other business types in Sampson 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 Sampson County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 primary care and pediatric clinics in Sampson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.4M a year, or $946 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 21,607 households in Sampson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sampson County has 4.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Sampson County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,662 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Sampson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Sampson County at 61,504 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,607 households. Median household income in Sampson County is $52,432, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Sampson County scores 63 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #431 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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