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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Wake County, NC
How Wake County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #699 of 1,656 scored counties
#35 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 409
- 42 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 705
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $615.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,257,235
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wake County spend about $615.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,337 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Wake County has 409 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 705 businesses with payroll in Wake County classed as offices of physicians, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 653 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 995 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Wake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wake County grew 11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Wake County is 55 (upper middle), #699 of 1,656 scored counties and #35 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wake 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 | Wake County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 653 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,337 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $105,768 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 737 → 705−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 995Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40942 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 346The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Wake 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 Wake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,257,235+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 460,175
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,412
- Median household income
- $105,768+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,587
- Median home value
- $461,300
- Jobs located here
- 687,531
- Daytime population
- 1,293,967Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Wake County marked.
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 |
| 35Wake County, NC | 55 | 409 | 8.9 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #699 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Wake 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics51
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Wake County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 409 primary care and pediatric clinics in Wake County. 42 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 705 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 995 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wake County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $615.2M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 409 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 460,175 households in Wake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wake County, NC compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Wake County has 8.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Wake County would have about 346, against 409 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 653 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wake County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wake County at 1,257,235 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 460,175 households. Median household income in Wake County is $105,768, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.2%, 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. Wake County scores 55 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #699 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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