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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Laredo, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Laredo, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #315 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 61
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- −17.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,224
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Laredo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #315 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Laredo metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Laredo metro area comes to about $82.4M a year: $1,013 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 24% 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 the Laredo metro area was 136 in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 598 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Laredo metro area. Population estimates show the Laredo metro area grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Laredo metro area 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 | Laredo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 598 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.6% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,013 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,058 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 136−17.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 611 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Laredo metro area, 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 the Laredo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,224+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 81,373
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,101
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 100,368
- Daytime population
- 263,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Laredo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Killeen-Temple, TX | 70 | 79 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +7.2% | #61 of 387 |
| 2San Angelo, TX | 63 | 17 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +0.3% | #98 of 387 |
| 3Waco, TX | 51 | 64 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #188 of 387 |
| 4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 51 | 789 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +14.0% | #190 of 387 |
| 5College Station-Bryan, TX | 49 | 61 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +6.9% | #206 of 387 |
| 6Odessa, TX | 48 | 42 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #218 of 387 |
| 7Midland, TX | 43 | 60 | 8.6 | $1.5M | +9.8% | #254 of 387 |
| 8Longview, TX | 41 | 73 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +3.8% | #263 of 387 |
| 9Tyler, TX | 39 | 65 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #277 of 387 |
| 10Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 38 | 2,645 | 9.1 | $1.4M | +10.6% | #287 of 387 |
| 12Laredo, TX | 33 | 61 | 7.5 | $1.4M | +5.2% | #315 of 387 |
Other business types in the Laredo metro area
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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy51
- 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 the Laredo, TX metro area?
The Laredo metro area has 61 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019. Another 117 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Laredo, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $82.4M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 81,373 households in the Laredo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laredo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Laredo metro area has 7.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Laredo metro area would have about 46, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 598 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Laredo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Laredo metro area at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. The median household income in the Laredo metro area is $63,058 a year, 22% 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. The Laredo metro area scores 33 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas.
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