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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County, SC
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,271 of 1,656 scored counties
#28 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On medical and dental services · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,242
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,271 of 1,656 scored counties and #28 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $826 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $10.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 19% below 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 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Marion County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,740 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,740 | 803 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $826 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $36,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,242−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,177
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,314
- Median home value
- $93,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,602
- Daytime population
- 24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 28Marion County, SC | 35 | 7 | 5.7 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #1,271 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Marion 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy19
- 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 Marion County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.1M a year, or $826 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Marion County has 5.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Marion County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,740 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, 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. Marion County scores 35 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,271 of 1,656 scored counties.
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