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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Kanawha County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Kanawha County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,609 of 1,656 scored counties
#24 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
80
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
138
−23.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77M
On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
Spending per listing
$963K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,381
−4.3% since 2020

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What this means

For primary care and pediatric clinics, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,609 of 1,656 scored counties and #24 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 primary care and pediatric clinics in Kanawha County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 46% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Kanawha County spend about $77M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 80 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $963K per clinic, 46% 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 138 businesses with payroll in Kanawha County classed as offices of physicians, down 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 554 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Kanawha County. Population estimates show Kanawha County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Kanawha County 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Kanawha County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKanawha CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.56.77.2
Spending per listing$963K$1.5M$1.8M
Households per official establishment554769593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−23.3%−7.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,007$1,005$1,288
Median household income$60,943$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1426

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
180 → 138−23.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,500
Annual payroll, 2023
$148M
One-person businesses, 2023
147Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
802 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$6.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
172,381−4.3% since 2020
Households
76,459
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,041
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
104,812
Daytime population
206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV8152.2$5.7M+9.2%#75 of 1,656
2Berkeley County, WV60285.5$2.1M+13.7%#517 of 1,656
3Monongalia County, WV57184.0$2.7M+2.0%#606 of 1,656
4Preston County, WV5664.7$2.1M−0.6%#638 of 1,656
5Hampshire County, WV4755.8$1.7M+4.4%#942 of 1,656
6Jackson County, WV4565.2$1.9M−1.0%#1,006 of 1,656
7Upshur County, WV4266.3$1.5M−0.3%#1,090 of 1,656
8Marion County, WV39166.9$1.5M−1.2%#1,182 of 1,656
9Hancock County, WV3486.2$1.6M−4.5%#1,298 of 1,656
10Mason County, WV3376.9$1.4M−2.7%#1,325 of 1,656
24Kanawha County, WV148010.5$963K−4.3%#1,609 of 1,656

Other business types in Kanawha County

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Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Kanawha County, WV?

There are 80 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 23.3% from 2019. Official counts list 147 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $77M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $963K 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kanawha County has 10.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $963K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 43, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 554 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 14 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,609 of 1,656 scored counties.

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