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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Cameron County, TX
How Cameron County, TX 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,550 of 1,656 scored counties
#103 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 132
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 339
- −6.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.9M
- On medical and dental services · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $999K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Cameron County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,550 of 1,656 scored counties and #103 of 114 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 primary care and pediatric clinics in Cameron County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Cameron County spend about $131.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $953 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $999K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 44% 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 Cameron County was 339 in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 408 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $477K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Cameron County. Population estimates show Cameron County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cameron County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Cameron County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $999K | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 408 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.6% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $953 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 363 → 339−6.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,360
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $259.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 216Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $477K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Cameron 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 Cameron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cameron County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 89 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +21.9% | #16 of 1,656 |
| 2Chambers County, TX | 80 | 11 | 6.4 | $2M | +22.6% | #94 of 1,656 |
| 3Kaufman County, TX | 78 | 25 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +42.2% | #109 of 1,656 |
| 4Coryell County, TX | 77 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.0% | #112 of 1,656 |
| 5Hardin County, TX | 77 | 8 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #122 of 1,656 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 77 | 14 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +21.3% | #123 of 1,656 |
| 7Wilson County, TX | 76 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +12.2% | #137 of 1,656 |
| 8Upshur County, TX | 76 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +8.2% | #139 of 1,656 |
| 9Randall County, TX | 75 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +7.9% | #148 of 1,656 |
| 10Hill County, TX | 74 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +9.8% | #174 of 1,656 |
| 103Cameron County, TX | 20 | 132 | 9.5 | $999K | +3.0% | #1,550 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Cameron 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics20
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy42
- 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 Cameron County, TX?
Cameron County has 132 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 339 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 216 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cameron County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $131.9M a year, or $953 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $999K 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 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cameron County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Cameron County has 9.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $999K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Cameron County would have about 74, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 20 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,550 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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