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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Union County, NC

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Union County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #219 of 1,656 scored counties
#11 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
47
6 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
97
+1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$111.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,320 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,674
+11.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 47 primary care and pediatric clinics in Union County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Union County comes to about $111.2M a year: $1,320 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 33% 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.

Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Union County in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 868 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 156 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Union County.

Population estimates show Union County grew 11.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #219 of 1,656 scored counties and #11 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Union 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 Union County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.67.27.2
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.6M$1.8M
Households per official establishment868782593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.0%+0.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,320$1,116$1,288
Median household income$102,900$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
96 → 97+1.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
889
Annual payroll, 2023
$76.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
156Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
476 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$3.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,674+11.7% since 2020
Households
84,237
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
397
Median household income
$102,900+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,492
Median home value
$417,300
Jobs located here
76,151
Daytime population
210,985Residents 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 Union 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
11Union County, NC72475.6$2.4M+11.7%#219 of 1,656

Other business types in Union 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 Union County, NC?

Union County has 47 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 156 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $111.2M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 84,237 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 5.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Union County would have about 63, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 868 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Union County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 267,674 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,237 households. The median household income in Union County is $102,900 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 72 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #219 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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