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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Mercer County, WV
How Mercer County, WV 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 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,600 of 1,656 scored counties
#22 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On medical and dental services · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $967K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,503
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Mercer County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,600 of 1,656 scored counties and #22 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in Mercer County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 38% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $958 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $23.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $967K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 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 38 businesses with payroll in Mercer County classed as offices of physicians, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 637 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $967K | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 637 | 769 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −33.3% | −7.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $958 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 38−33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 316
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,503−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,224
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $53,210+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,510
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,809
- Daytime population
- 57,149Residents 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 |
| 22Mercer County, WV | 15 | 24 | 9.9 | $967K | −3.4% | #1,600 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Mercer County, WV?
Mercer County has 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mercer County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.2M a year, or $958 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $967K 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 24,224 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, WV compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Mercer County has 9.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $967K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Mercer County would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 637 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 57,503 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,224 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $53,210 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Mercer County scores 15 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,600 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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