Health care · Metro area · Washington
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bellingham, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bellingham, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Bellingham metro area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #25 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for primary care and pediatric clinics.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Bellingham metro area comes to about $123.1M a year: $1,309 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 27 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $4.6M per clinic, 2.6 times 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 27 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Bellingham metro area as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 113 businesses with payroll in the Bellingham metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 832 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 Bellingham metro area. Population estimates show the Bellingham metro area grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bellingham metro area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Bellingham metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 5.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $2.8M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 832 | 972 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,309 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,957
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $200.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 177Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The 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 Bellingham 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 Bellingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bellingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 88 | 11 | 2.3 | $5.7M | +5.0% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 86 | 35 | 3.2 | $4.5M | +2.7% | #7 of 387 |
| 3Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 82 | 860 | 5.3 | $2.9M | +3.3% | #16 of 387 |
| 4Bellingham, WA | 78 | 27 | 2.9 | $4.6M | +3.9% | #25 of 387 |
| 5Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 73 | 22 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #45 of 387 |
| 6Longview-Kelso, WA | 72 | 24 | 5.5 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #51 of 387 |
| 7Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 69 | 57 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #66 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 64 | 681 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +1.0% | #95 of 387 |
| 8Yakima, WA | 60 | 48 | 5.5 | $2.2M | +1.0% | #122 of 387 |
| 9Kennewick-Richland, WA | 60 | 75 | 6.9 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #127 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bellingham 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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics78
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Bellingham, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bellingham metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 177 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bellingham, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $123.1M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 94,021 households in the Bellingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bellingham, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Bellingham metro area has 2.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $4.6M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Bellingham metro area would have about 69, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bellingham, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bellingham metro area at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in the Bellingham metro area is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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 Bellingham metro area scores 78 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #25 of 387 scored metro areas.
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