Health care · Metro area · West Virginia
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #357 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 137
- 14 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 196
- −19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 365,965
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Huntington-Ashland metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #357 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,043 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Huntington-Ashland metro area spend about $158.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 137 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 35% 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area has 137 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 196 businesses with payroll in the Huntington-Ashland metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 776 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $352K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Huntington-Ashland metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Huntington-Ashland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Huntington-Ashland metro area compares
The same measures for West 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.
| Measure | Huntington-Ashland metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 776 | 769 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.1% | −7.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,043 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,078 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 196−19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,019
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $496.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 256Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $352K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 365,965−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 152,165
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,916 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $60,078
- Average household income
- $80,719
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 137,552
- Daytime population
- 362,067Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Huntington-Ashland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgantown, WV | 59 | 24 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #128 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 56 | 1,823 | 7.7 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #145 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 54 | 31 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #161 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 49 | 83 | 7.0 | $1.6M | +7.1% | #208 of 387 |
| 2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 48 | 25 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −3.6% | #211 of 387 |
| 3Wheeling, WV-OH | 39 | 31 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −3.6% | #273 of 387 |
| 4Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 26 | 21 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #343 of 387 |
| 5Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 23 | 137 | 9.0 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #357 of 387 |
| 6Charleston, WV | 14 | 83 | 9.5 | $1.1M | −4.7% | #378 of 387 |
| 7Beckley, WV | 6 | 38 | 8.5 | $1.1M | −4.3% | #385 of 387 |
Other business types in the Huntington-Ashland 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics23
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Huntington-Ashland metro area. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 19.1% from 2019. Official counts list 256 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $158.6M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 152,165 households in the Huntington-Ashland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Huntington-Ashland metro area 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 $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Huntington-Ashland metro area would have about 89, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 776 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Huntington-Ashland metro area at 365,965 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 152,165 households. Median household income in the Huntington-Ashland metro area is $60,078, 26% below 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area scores 23 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #357 of 387 scored metro areas.
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