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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Lorain County, OH
How Lorain County, OH 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #154 of 1,656 scored counties
#14 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 65
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $181.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,420 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Lorain County is 75 (high), #154 of 1,656 scored counties and #14 of 76 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.
Households in Lorain County spend about $181.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,420 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per clinic, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Lorain County has 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Lorain County was 121 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,054 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lorain County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lorain County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lorain 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.
| Measure | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,054 | 833 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −9.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,420 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 121−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,943
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $294M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 653 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Lorain County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pickaway County, OH | 91 | 7 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +7.4% | #10 of 1,656 |
| 2Licking County, OH | 89 | 24 | 3.5 | $4.3M | +3.8% | #17 of 1,656 |
| 3Union County, OH | 89 | 11 | 4.5 | $3.7M | +16.5% | #19 of 1,656 |
| 4Clermont County, OH | 88 | 36 | 4.2 | $3.5M | +3.9% | #23 of 1,656 |
| 5Morrow County, OH | 84 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #52 of 1,656 |
| 6Madison County, OH | 83 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.3M | +7.1% | #62 of 1,656 |
| 7Knox County, OH | 82 | 11 | 4.7 | $3M | +1.9% | #70 of 1,656 |
| 8Portage County, OH | 78 | 20 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #103 of 1,656 |
| 9Champaign County, OH | 77 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.6M | +0.2% | #120 of 1,656 |
| 10Warren County, OH | 77 | 47 | 5.1 | $3.4M | +5.7% | #121 of 1,656 |
| 14Lorain County, OH | 75 | 65 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #154 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Lorain 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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics59
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy84
- Optometrists and eye care74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Lorain County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 primary care and pediatric clinics in Lorain County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 144 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $181.1M a year, or $1,420 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Lorain County has 5.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Lorain County would have about 102, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,054 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 75 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #154 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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