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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Benton County, WA

How Benton County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #817 of 1,656 scored counties
#24 of 25 scored counties in Washington

Listings
70
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
142
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,354 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,722
+6.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 primary care and pediatric clinics in Benton County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Benton County spend about $105.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,354 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 142 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as offices of physicians, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 550 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Benton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #817 of 1,656 scored counties and #24 of 25 scored counties in Washington.

How Benton County 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Benton County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.05.17.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.8M$1.8M
Households per official establishment550972593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%−5.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,354$1,446$1,288
Median household income$89,874$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5187

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
159 → 142−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,092
Annual payroll, 2023
$249.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
113Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
705 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,722+6.9% since 2020
Households
78,046
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,700 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,863
Median home value
$407,800
Jobs located here
96,177
Daytime population
214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA85773.9$3.6M+5.3%#36 of 1,656
2Chelan County, WA84103.2$4.2M+3.3%#45 of 1,656
3Kittitas County, WA8473.5$3.7M+4.2%#46 of 1,656
4Snohomish County, WA841454.6$3.3M+4.9%#48 of 1,656
5Kitsap County, WA83353.2$4.5M+2.7%#54 of 1,656
6Grant County, WA83133.7$3.3M+6.3%#57 of 1,656
7Franklin County, WA8151.7$8M+5.6%#72 of 1,656
8Pierce County, WA781313.7$3.8M+2.5%#105 of 1,656
9Okanogan County, WA7695.1$2.3M+7.3%#142 of 1,656
10Whatcom County, WA75272.9$4.6M+3.9%#144 of 1,656
24Benton County, WA51709.0$1.5M+6.9%#817 of 1,656

Other business types in Benton 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 Benton County, WA?

There are 70 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on medical and dental services?

About $105.7M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 9.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Benton County would have about 59, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% 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. Benton County scores 51 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #817 of 1,656 scored counties.

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