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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Thurston County, WA
How Thurston 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #313 of 1,656 scored counties
#18 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 57
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 primary care and pediatric clinics in Thurston County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Thurston County comes to about $163.2M a year: $1,373 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per clinic, 61% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Thurston County was 172 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 691 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 194 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Thurston County.
Population estimates show Thurston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Thurston County is 67 (upper middle), #313 of 1,656 scored counties and #18 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Thurston 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.
| Measure | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 5.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.8M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 691 | 972 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,373 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 190 → 172−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,592
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $212.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 194Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 574 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with Thurston County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 85 | 77 | 3.9 | $3.6M | +5.3% | #36 of 1,656 |
| 2Chelan County, WA | 84 | 10 | 3.2 | $4.2M | +3.3% | #45 of 1,656 |
| 3Kittitas County, WA | 84 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #46 of 1,656 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 84 | 145 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +4.9% | #48 of 1,656 |
| 5Kitsap County, WA | 83 | 35 | 3.2 | $4.5M | +2.7% | #54 of 1,656 |
| 6Grant County, WA | 83 | 13 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +6.3% | #57 of 1,656 |
| 7Franklin County, WA | 81 | 5 | 1.7 | $8M | +5.6% | #72 of 1,656 |
| 8Pierce County, WA | 78 | 131 | 3.7 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #105 of 1,656 |
| 9Okanogan County, WA | 76 | 9 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +7.3% | #142 of 1,656 |
| 10Whatcom County, WA | 75 | 27 | 2.9 | $4.6M | +3.9% | #144 of 1,656 |
| 18Thurston County, WA | 67 | 57 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #313 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Thurston County
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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics75
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Thurston County, WA?
There are 57 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Thurston County as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 194 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $163.2M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Thurston County has 4.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Thurston County would have about 92, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 691 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 67 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #313 of 1,656 scored counties.
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