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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Salt Lake County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #879 of 1,656 scored counties
#10 of 15 scored counties in Utah

Listings
375
18 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
811
−0.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$606M
On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,220,916
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey 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 375 primary care and pediatric clinics in Salt Lake County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 5%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Salt Lake County comes to about $606M a year: $1,422 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 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 Salt Lake County was 811 in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 526 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 885 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $25.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Salt Lake County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #879 of 1,656 scored counties and #10 of 15 scored counties in Utah.

How Salt Lake County compares

The same measures for Utah 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Salt Lake County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureSalt Lake CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.87.97.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.8M$1.8M
Households per official establishment526508593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.4%+4.9%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,422$1,398$1,288
Median household income$97,494$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score4950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
814 → 811−0.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,013
Annual payroll, 2023
$1B
One-person businesses, 2023
885Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
37518 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
340The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
37
Amount
$25.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
Households
426,245
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
753 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,590
Median household income
$97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,987
Median home value
$525,700
Jobs located here
775,993
Daytime population
1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Utah, with Salt Lake County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wasatch County, UT8353.9$4.1M+9.9%#55 of 1,656
2Tooele County, UT73177.1$2M+19.2%#206 of 1,656
3Davis County, UT68585.0$3M+4.8%#297 of 1,656
4Uintah County, UT6775.8$2.1M+7.3%#323 of 1,656
5Box Elder County, UT62126.1$2.1M+12.7%#466 of 1,656
6Sanpete County, UT6066.8$1.8M+10.3%#523 of 1,656
7Utah County, UT571728.5$1.7M+14.5%#627 of 1,656
8Cache County, UT52317.0$1.9M+8.5%#782 of 1,656
9Weber County, UT52798.4$1.6M+5.8%#787 of 1,656
10Salt Lake County, UT493758.8$1.6M+2.9%#879 of 1,656

Other business types in Salt Lake County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Salt Lake County, UT?

Salt Lake County has 375 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 811 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. Another 885 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on medical and dental services?

About $606M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 375 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Salt Lake County has 8.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above 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, Salt Lake County would have about 340, against 375 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 526 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #879 of 1,656 scored counties.

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