Health care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the York-Hanover, PA metro area
How the York-Hanover, PA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 84
- 16 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 189
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $220.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 473,197
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the York-Hanover metro area spend about $220.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,216 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 84 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.6M per clinic, 48% 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 84 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the York-Hanover metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 19%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the York-Hanover metro area was 189 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 961 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 146 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $633K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the York-Hanover metro area.
Population estimates show the York-Hanover metro area grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the York-Hanover metro area is 71 (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the York-Hanover 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 | York-Hanover metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 961 | 639 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | −1.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,216 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 189+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,889
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $511.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 146Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $633K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 473,197+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 181,583
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 512
- Median household income
- $84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,143
- Median home value
- $248,600
- Jobs located here
- 187,332
- Daytime population
- 423,675Residents 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 York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover 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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics57
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the York-Hanover, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 primary care and pediatric clinics in the York-Hanover metro area. 16 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts list 146 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the York-Hanover, PA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $220.9M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 181,583 households in the York-Hanover metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the York-Hanover, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The York-Hanover metro area has 4.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the York-Hanover metro area would have about 124, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 961 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the York-Hanover, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the York-Hanover metro area at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. Median household income in the York-Hanover metro area is $84,829, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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 York-Hanover metro area scores 71 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas.
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