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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Dauphin County, PA
How Dauphin County, PA 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,118 of 1,656 scored counties
#32 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 94
- 20 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 194
- +33.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142M
- On medical and dental services · $1,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 primary care and pediatric clinics in Dauphin County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,170 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dauphin County spend about $142M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 94 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 15% 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.
Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Dauphin County in 2023, up 33.8% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Dauphin County is 41 (lower middle), #1,118 of 1,656 scored counties and #32 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 639 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.8% | −1.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,170 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 145 → 194+33.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,707
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $488.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 |
| 32Dauphin County, PA | 41 | 94 | 7.7 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #1,118 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Dauphin County, PA?
There are 94 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. 20 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 33.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $142M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Dauphin County has 7.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 80, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 41 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,118 of 1,656 scored counties.
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