Market rankings · South Carolina
Primary care and pediatric clinics in South Carolina
Markets across South Carolina ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,417
- 178 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 2,639
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #23 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in South Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,417 primary care and pediatric clinics in South Carolina. Of those, 178 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in South Carolina spend about $2.3B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,086 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 9% 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 2,639 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in South Carolina in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 803 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $26.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in South Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Carolina ranks #23 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area scores highest (65). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest (66).
Every market in South Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 65 | 47 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +12.0% | #86 of 387 |
| 2Spartanburg, SC | 61 | 85 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +14.3% | #118 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 53 | 213 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #173 of 387 |
| 4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 49 | 342 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +9.0% | #209 of 387 |
| 5Sumter, SC | 48 | 19 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −0.3% | #213 of 387 |
| 6Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 48 | 88 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +20.9% | #216 of 387 |
| 7Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 47 | 238 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +10.7% | #227 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 46 | 998 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +10.1% | #238 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 44 | 155 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #248 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 22 | 75 | 9.6 | $1M | +0.9% | #359 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 66 | 21 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +6.3% | #111 of 458 |
| 2Gaffney, SC | 57 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #177 of 458 |
| 3Greenwood, SC | 53 | 22 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #216 of 458 |
| 4Murrells Inlet, SC | 47 | 15 | 5.5 | $2M | +3.8% | #259 of 458 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 30 | 28 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #375 of 458 |
| Newberry, SC | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kershaw County, SC | 73 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +11.6% | #196 of 1,656 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 72 | 40 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +18.7% | #216 of 1,656 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 70 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +7.3% | #264 of 1,656 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 69 | 28 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +10.1% | #281 of 1,656 |
| 5Lancaster County, SC | 65 | 26 | 6.5 | $1.8M | +18.3% | #381 of 1,656 |
| 6Pickens County, SC | 63 | 27 | 5.2 | $2M | +5.7% | #439 of 1,656 |
| 7York County, SC | 62 | 80 | 7.0 | $1.7M | +8.1% | #472 of 1,656 |
| 8Laurens County, SC | 61 | 15 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +6.2% | #497 of 1,656 |
| 9Oconee County, SC | 61 | 21 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +6.3% | #498 of 1,656 |
| 10Spartanburg County, SC | 61 | 81 | 6.2 | $1.7M | +15.6% | #499 of 1,656 |
| 11Beaufort County, SC | 60 | 43 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +8.9% | #510 of 1,656 |
| 12Lexington County, SC | 55 | 74 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #688 of 1,656 |
| 13Cherokee County, SC | 53 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #752 of 1,656 |
| 14Saluda County, SC | 53 | 5 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #755 of 1,656 |
| 15Horry County, SC | 52 | 88 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +20.9% | #779 of 1,656 |
| 16Chesterfield County, SC | 50 | 10 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #844 of 1,656 |
| 17Sumter County, SC | 48 | 19 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −0.3% | #891 of 1,656 |
| 18Greenville County, SC | 47 | 228 | 10.3 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #958 of 1,656 |
| 19Richland County, SC | 46 | 120 | 7.1 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #980 of 1,656 |
| 20Anderson County, SC | 46 | 72 | 8.6 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #995 of 1,656 |
| 21Colleton County, SC | 45 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #1,002 of 1,656 |
| 22Georgetown County, SC | 42 | 15 | 5.5 | $2M | +3.8% | #1,080 of 1,656 |
| 23Marlboro County, SC | 39 | 5 | 5.1 | $1.6M | −3.8% | #1,179 of 1,656 |
| 24Charleston County, SC | 39 | 170 | 9.5 | $1.3M | +6.4% | #1,188 of 1,656 |
| 25Greenwood County, SC | 39 | 21 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #1,190 of 1,656 |
Show all 46 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Chester County, SC | 39 | 14 | 10.6 | $873K | +2.2% | #1,198 of 1,656 |
| 27Darlington County, SC | 36 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,252 of 1,656 |
| 28Marion County, SC | 35 | 7 | 5.7 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #1,271 of 1,656 |
| 29Williamsburg County, SC | 33 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −4.0% | #1,316 of 1,656 |
| 30Barnwell County, SC | 30 | 7 | 8.6 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #1,382 of 1,656 |
| 31Orangeburg County, SC | 29 | 28 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #1,397 of 1,656 |
| 32Florence County, SC | 24 | 60 | 11.4 | $887K | +1.2% | #1,498 of 1,656 |
| Newberry County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +4.8% | |
| Jasper County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +32.2% | |
| Clarendon County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +0.7% | |
| Dillon County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.2M | −2.9% | |
| Edgefield County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +16.1% | |
| Union County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −1.4% | |
| Abbeville County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $9.8M | +2.3% | |
| Fairfield County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $4.3M | −2.6% | |
| Hampton County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $3.2M | −1.9% | |
| Lee County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Calhoun County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +0.6% | |
| Bamberg County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 8.6 | $1M | −3.5% | |
| McCormick County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $4M | +7.3% | |
| Allendale County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $1.3M | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in South Carolina?
South Carolina has 1,417 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 178 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,639 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Another 3,288 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in South Carolina spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.3B a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,417 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 2,117,989 households in South Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Carolina compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
South Carolina has 6.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, South Carolina would have about 1,292, against 1,417 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 803 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.
Which market in South Carolina has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 32 scored counties in South Carolina, Kershaw County scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Carolina scores 53 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #23 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Carolina. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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