Health care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Reading, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Reading, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #64 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 65
- 10 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 187
- +39.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,192 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Reading metro area comes to about $194.5M a year: $1,192 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 65 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $3M per clinic, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Reading metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Reading metro area was 187 in 2023, up 39.6% from 2019. That is one for every 873 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Reading metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Reading metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Reading metro area is 69 (upper middle), #64 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Reading metro area 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 | Reading metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 873 | 639 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +39.6% | −1.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,192 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 187+39.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,022
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $520.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Reading metro area, 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 the Reading metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Reading metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 77 | 16 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +3.6% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Chambersburg, PA | 73 | 23 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #44 of 387 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 71 | 84 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +3.6% | #56 of 387 |
| 4Reading, PA | 69 | 65 | 4.0 | $3M | +2.7% | #64 of 387 |
| 5Lancaster, PA | 61 | 123 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #115 of 387 |
| 6Lebanon, PA | 60 | 31 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #123 of 387 |
| 7Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 1,878 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #225 of 387 |
| 8State College, PA | 46 | 39 | 6.6 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #234 of 387 |
| 9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 41 | 282 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #265 of 387 |
| 10Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | 197 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #268 of 387 |
Other business types in the Reading metro area
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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics71
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy50
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Reading, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Reading metro area. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 187 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 39.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Reading, PA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $194.5M a year, or $1,192 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 163,236 households in the Reading metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reading, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Reading metro area has 4.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Reading metro area would have about 109, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 873 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Reading, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reading metro area at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in the Reading metro area is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. The Reading metro area scores 69 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #64 of 387 scored metro areas.
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