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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Allegheny County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,589 of 1,656 scored counties
#58 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
1,087
48 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
1,255
−6.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$662.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,213 a household
Spending per listing
$609K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.9
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

For primary care and pediatric clinics, Allegheny County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #1,589 of 1,656 scored counties and #58 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,087 primary care and pediatric clinics in Allegheny County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Allegheny County comes to about $662.1M a year: $1,213 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $609K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 66% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Allegheny County was 1,255 in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 435 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.98.57.2
Spending per listing$609K$1.4M$1.8M
Households per official establishment435639593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.6%−1.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,213$1,201$1,288
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1727

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,344 → 1,255−6.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
27,370
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9B
One-person businesses, 2023
1,128Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,08748 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
372The 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 Allegheny 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 Allegheny County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA8252.1$5.8M+7.2%#64 of 1,656
2Adams County, PA75163.9$3.1M+3.6%#152 of 1,656
3Perry County, PA7363.3$3.6M+2.1%#188 of 1,656
4Franklin County, PA70233.6$3.2M+3.0%#254 of 1,656
5York County, PA68844.6$2.6M+3.6%#303 of 1,656
6Berks County, PA66654.0$3M+2.7%#337 of 1,656
7Susquehanna County, PA6663.9$2.9M−0.3%#340 of 1,656
8Chester County, PA651527.4$2M+4.2%#376 of 1,656
9Northampton County, PA60836.8$1.9M+3.7%#521 of 1,656
10Lancaster County, PA591235.8$2.1M+1.9%#540 of 1,656
58Allegheny County, PA171,08719.9$609K−2.0%#1,589 of 1,656

Other business types in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County, PA?

There are 1,087 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Allegheny County as of September 2026. 48 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 1,255 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. Another 1,128 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $662.1M a year, or $1,213 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,087 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $609K 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny County has 19.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $609K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 372, against 1,087 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 435 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 17 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,589 of 1,656 scored counties.

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