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Primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,536 of 1,656 scored counties
#19 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On medical and dental services · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,878
- −10.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County is 21 (low), #1,536 of 1,656 scored counties and #19 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in McDowell County spend about $5.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $789 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in McDowell County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in McDowell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDowell County declined 10.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McDowell 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.
| Measure | McDowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,078 | 769 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −10.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $789 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $31,559 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,878−10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,467
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 534 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $31,559+14.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $43,863
- Median home value
- $50,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,064
- Daytime population
- 16,847Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 81 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +9.2% | #75 of 1,656 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 60 | 28 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +13.7% | #517 of 1,656 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 57 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.7M | +2.0% | #606 of 1,656 |
| 4Preston County, WV | 56 | 6 | 4.7 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #638 of 1,656 |
| 5Hampshire County, WV | 47 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +4.4% | #942 of 1,656 |
| 6Jackson County, WV | 45 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #1,006 of 1,656 |
| 7Upshur County, WV | 42 | 6 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #1,090 of 1,656 |
| 8Marion County, WV | 39 | 16 | 6.9 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #1,182 of 1,656 |
| 9Hancock County, WV | 34 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −4.5% | #1,298 of 1,656 |
| 10Mason County, WV | 33 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −2.7% | #1,325 of 1,656 |
| 19McDowell County, WV | 21 | 5 | 7.7 | $1M | −10.9% | #1,536 of 1,656 |
Other business types in McDowell 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in McDowell County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 primary care and pediatric clinics in McDowell County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDowell County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.1M a year, or $789 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 6,467 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDowell County, WV compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
McDowell County has 7.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, McDowell County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is McDowell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put McDowell County at 16,878 people in 2025, down 10.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,467 households. Median household income in McDowell County is $31,559, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.0%, 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. McDowell County scores 21 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,536 of 1,656 scored counties.
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