Health care · Metro area · Virginia
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Charlottesville, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Charlottesville, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #217 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 65
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- +7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $114M
- On medical and dental services · $1,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,597
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,261 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Charlottesville metro area spend about $114M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 65 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Charlottesville metro area has 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 22%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Charlottesville metro area was 151 in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 289 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Charlottesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Charlottesville metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Charlottesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #217 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Charlottesville metro area compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Charlottesville metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 599 | 656 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.2% | −2.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,261 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $93,598 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151+7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,404
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $150.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 289Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,597+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,452
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $93,598+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,972
- Median home value
- $430,300
- Jobs located here
- 108,968
- Daytime population
- 237,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charlottesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lynchburg, VA | 67 | 36 | 3.5 | $3M | +2.9% | #72 of 387 |
| 2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 65 | 24 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #87 of 387 |
| 3Richmond, VA | 59 | 307 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +5.5% | #129 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 56 | 1,823 | 7.7 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #145 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 54 | 31 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #161 of 387 |
| 5Charlottesville, VA | 48 | 65 | 7.2 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #217 of 387 |
| 6Harrisonburg, VA | 41 | 36 | 7.2 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #264 of 387 |
| 7Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 40 | 557 | 7.9 | $1.5M | +0.9% | #269 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 29 | 81 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #333 of 387 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 26 | 115 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #347 of 387 |
Other business types in the Charlottesville 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Charlottesville, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Charlottesville metro area. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. Another 289 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Charlottesville, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $114M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 90,452 households in the Charlottesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlottesville, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Charlottesville metro area has 7.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Charlottesville metro area would have about 64, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlottesville, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlottesville metro area at 228,597 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,452 households. Median household income in the Charlottesville metro area is $93,598, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Charlottesville metro area scores 48 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #217 of 387 scored metro areas.
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