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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Defiance County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #992 of 1,656 scored counties
#68 of 76 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,343 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,292
+0.1% 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

At $1,343 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Defiance County spend about $20.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Defiance County has 16 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Defiance County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Defiance County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Defiance County is 46 (lower middle), #992 of 1,656 scored counties and #68 of 76 scored counties in Ohio.

How Defiance County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Defiance County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDefiance CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.46.17.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment958833593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,343$1,398$1,288
Median household income$73,064$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4668

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
246
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
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 Defiance 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 Defiance County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,292+0.1% since 2020
Households
15,327
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,073
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
14,922
Daytime population
36,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Defiance County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pickaway County, OH9173.2$4.4M+7.4%#10 of 1,656
2Licking County, OH89243.5$4.3M+3.8%#17 of 1,656
3Union County, OH89114.5$3.7M+16.5%#19 of 1,656
4Clermont County, OH88364.2$3.5M+3.9%#23 of 1,656
5Morrow County, OH8475.2$2.7M+3.7%#52 of 1,656
6Madison County, OH83106.4$2.3M+7.1%#62 of 1,656
7Knox County, OH82114.7$3M+1.9%#70 of 1,656
8Portage County, OH78203.1$4.6M+1.0%#103 of 1,656
9Champaign County, OH7763.8$3.6M+0.2%#120 of 1,656
10Warren County, OH77475.1$3.4M+5.7%#121 of 1,656
68Defiance County, OH461610.4$1.3M+0.1%#992 of 1,656

Other business types in Defiance 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 Defiance County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 primary care and pediatric clinics in Defiance County. One of them (6%) 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Defiance County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.6M a year, or $1,343 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 15,327 households in Defiance County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Defiance County has 10.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Defiance County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Defiance County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Defiance County at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Defiance County is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Defiance County scores 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #992 of 1,656 scored counties.

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