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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Island County, WA

How Island 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #160 of 1,656 scored counties
#11 of 25 scored counties in Washington

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
24
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,657
−1.5% 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

For primary care and pediatric clinics, Island County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #160 of 1,656 scored counties and #11 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 primary care and pediatric clinics in Island County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 65% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Island County comes to about $48.7M a year: $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per clinic, 3 times 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.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Island County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,499 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show Island County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Island 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 Island County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureIsland CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.17.2
Spending per listing$5.4M$2.8M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,499972593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%−5.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,353$1,446$1,288
Median household income$90,551$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7487

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
85,657−1.5% since 2020
Households
35,972
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
416
Median household income
$90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,035
Median home value
$593,300
Jobs located here
16,025
Daytime population
70,254Residents 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 Island 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
11Island County, WA7492.5$5.4M−1.5%#160 of 1,656

Other business types in Island 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 Island County, WA?

Island County has 9 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Another 62 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $48.7M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Island County has 2.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $5.4M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Island County would have about 27, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,499 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Island County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 74 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #160 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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