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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Darlington County, SC
How Darlington County, SC 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,252 of 1,656 scored counties
#27 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On medical and dental services · $947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,888
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Darlington County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,252 of 1,656 scored counties and #27 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 primary care and pediatric clinics in Darlington County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $947 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Darlington County spend about $24.2M a year on medical and dental services. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Darlington County was 30 in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 852 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show Darlington County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Darlington County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Darlington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 852 | 803 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +3.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $947 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $48,581 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 30+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 530
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Darlington 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 Darlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,888+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,561
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $48,581+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,762
- Median home value
- $158,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,095
- Daytime population
- 56,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Darlington County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| 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 |
| 27Darlington County, SC | 36 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,252 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Darlington 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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Darlington County, SC?
Darlington County has 15 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.2M a year, or $947 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 25,561 households in Darlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darlington County, SC compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Darlington County has 5.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% 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, Darlington County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 852 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Darlington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Darlington County at 62,888 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,561 households. The median household income in Darlington County is $48,581 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Darlington County scores 36 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,252 of 1,656 scored counties.
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