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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Kent County, RI
How Kent County, RI 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,156 of 1,656 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 75
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $94M
- On medical and dental services · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 primary care and pediatric clinics in Kent County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Kent County spend about $94M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,290 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 112 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as offices of physicians, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 180 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $776K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Kent County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Kent County is 40 (lower middle), #1,156 of 1,656 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 650 | 790 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −13.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,290 | $1,255 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 112−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,340
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $167.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 751 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $776K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Kent County?
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 69 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #280 of 1,656 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 63 | 24 | 6.5 | $2.1M | −2.9% | #436 of 1,656 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 58 | 36 | 6.9 | $2M | 0.0% | #577 of 1,656 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 40 | 75 | 10.3 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #1,156 of 1,656 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 40 | 266 | 10.3 | $1.2M | +2.8% | #1,158 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Kent 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 orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Kent County, RI?
Kent County has 75 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Another 180 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on medical and dental services?
About $94M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Kent County has 10.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Kent County would have about 53, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 40 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,156 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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