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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area

The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #269 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
557
50 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
940
−9.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$828.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,171 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,797,213
+0.9% 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

Households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area spend about $828.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,171 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 557 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Official counts show 940 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,090 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #269 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.

How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureVirginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.96.97.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.8M$1.8M
Households per official establishment753656593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.9%−2.9%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,171$1,264$1,288
Median household income$82,330$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
940−9.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
15,186
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8B
One-person businesses, 2023
1,090Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
55750 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
465The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$3.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
Households
707,408
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
558
Median household income
$82,330
Average household income
$108,120
Median home value
$340,900
Jobs located here
729,464
Daytime population
1,773,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Virginia

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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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lynchburg, VA67363.5$3M+2.9%#72 of 387
2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA65244.6$2.3M+3.2%#87 of 387
3Richmond, VA593075.8$2.1M+5.5%#129 of 387
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV561,8237.7$1.9M+3.3%#145 of 387
4Winchester, VA-WV54315.6$2.1M+6.5%#161 of 387
5Charlottesville, VA48657.2$1.8M+3.1%#217 of 387
6Harrisonburg, VA41367.2$1.5M+3.5%#264 of 387
7Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC405577.9$1.5M+0.9%#269 of 387
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA29816.2$1.6M+2.3%#333 of 387
8Roanoke, VA261158.7$1.2M+0.4%#347 of 387

Other business types in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area

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Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 557 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. 50 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 940 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,090 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $828.6M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 557 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 7.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 465, against 557 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 40 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #269 of 387 scored metro areas.

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