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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Franklin County, PA

How Franklin 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #254 of 1,656 scored counties
#4 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
61
−32.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
81% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,652
+3.0% 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

At $1,166 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $74.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.2M per clinic, 81% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Franklin County has 23 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Franklin County was 61 in 2023, down 32.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,041 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Franklin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #254 of 1,656 scored counties and #4 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.68.57.2
Spending per listing$3.2M$1.4M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,041639593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−32.2%−1.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,166$1,201$1,288
Median household income$77,003$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7027

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90 → 61−32.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,248
Annual payroll, 2023
$138.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,652+3.0% since 2020
Households
63,510
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,696
Median home value
$249,800
Jobs located here
56,990
Daytime population
143,710Residents 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 Franklin 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

Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 primary care and pediatric clinics in Franklin County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 32.2% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $74.1M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 63,510 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 3.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 42, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,041 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 32.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $77,003, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Franklin County scores 70 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #254 of 1,656 scored counties.

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