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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Chittenden County, VT

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Chittenden County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #563 of 1,656 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
40
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
93
−7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,304 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,115
+0.4% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chittenden County comes to about $93.2M a year: $1,304 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 31% above 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 40 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 93 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as offices of physicians, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 768 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Chittenden County.

Population estimates show Chittenden County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #563 of 1,656 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in Vermont.

How Chittenden County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Chittenden County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureChittenden CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.66.17.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment7681,048593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.0%−15.5%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,304$1,208$1,288
Median household income$96,759$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5850

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100 → 93−7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,061
Annual payroll, 2023
$245.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
200Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
403 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
169,115+0.4% since 2020
Households
71,456
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
537 sq. mi.
People per square mile
316
Median household income
$96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,699
Median home value
$439,200
Jobs located here
103,357
Daytime population
189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Windsor County, VT69114.3$2.8M−0.7%#276 of 1,656
2Caledonia County, VT6564.6$2.4M+0.8%#369 of 1,656
3Orleans County, VT6165.0$2.2M+0.7%#483 of 1,656
4Chittenden County, VT58405.6$2.3M+0.4%#563 of 1,656
5Franklin County, VT58126.0$2M+2.3%#580 of 1,656
6Washington County, VT55135.0$2.4M−0.2%#672 of 1,656
7Addison County, VT481711.4$1.1M+1.8%#919 of 1,656
8Windham County, VT46147.1$1.6M−1.4%#974 of 1,656
9Rutland County, VT39218.3$1.3M−1.4%#1,186 of 1,656
10Bennington County, VT262114.0$832K−1.8%#1,468 of 1,656

Other business types in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 40 primary care and pediatric clinics in Chittenden County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on medical and dental services?

About $93.2M a year, or $1,304 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Chittenden County has 5.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 52, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 768 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 58 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #563 of 1,656 scored counties.

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