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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Carbon County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Carbon County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #858 of 1,656 scored counties
#16 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,868
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 primary care and pediatric clinics in Carbon County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,089 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Carbon County spend about $29.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 28% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Carbon County classed as offices of physicians, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Carbon County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carbon County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #858 of 1,656 scored counties and #16 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Carbon 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.
| Measure | Carbon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 639 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | −1.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,089 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,554 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 45−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 350
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,868+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 27,255
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $67,554+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,706
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,436
- Daytime population
- 50,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.8M | +7.2% | #64 of 1,656 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 75 | 16 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +3.6% | #152 of 1,656 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 73 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #188 of 1,656 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 70 | 23 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #254 of 1,656 |
| 5York County, PA | 68 | 84 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +3.6% | #303 of 1,656 |
| 6Berks County, PA | 66 | 65 | 4.0 | $3M | +2.7% | #337 of 1,656 |
| 7Susquehanna County, PA | 66 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.9M | −0.3% | #340 of 1,656 |
| 8Chester County, PA | 65 | 152 | 7.4 | $2M | +4.2% | #376 of 1,656 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 60 | 83 | 6.8 | $1.9M | +3.7% | #521 of 1,656 |
| 10Lancaster County, PA | 59 | 123 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #540 of 1,656 |
| 16Carbon County, PA | 49 | 13 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +1.7% | #858 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Carbon 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics14
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Carbon County, PA?
There are 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Carbon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carbon County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.7M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,255 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, PA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Carbon 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 $2.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Carbon County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Carbon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 65,868 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,255 households. The median household income in Carbon County is $67,554 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Carbon County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #858 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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