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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Wilkes County, NC
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Wilkes County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 1,656 scored counties
#40 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On medical and dental services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,233
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 primary care and pediatric clinics in Wilkes County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Wilkes County comes to about $25.2M a year: $928 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 9% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Wilkes County in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,694 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wilkes County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Wilkes County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #806 of 1,656 scored counties and #40 of 79 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wilkes 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 | Wilkes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,694 | 782 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | +0.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $928 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,721 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 16−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 251
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,233+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,107
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 754 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $51,721+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,361
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,607
- Daytime population
- 59,600Residents 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 Wilkes 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 |
| 40Wilkes County, NC | 51 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #806 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Wilkes 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Wilkes County, NC?
Wilkes County has 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wilkes County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.2M a year, or $928 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 27,107 households in Wilkes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilkes County, NC compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Wilkes County has 4.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Wilkes County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,694 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wilkes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wilkes County at 66,233 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,107 households. The median household income in Wilkes County is $51,721 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.3% 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. Wilkes County scores 51 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #806 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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