Health care · County · West Virginia
Primary care and pediatric clinics in Wood County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Wood County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,389 of 1,656 scored counties
#12 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +30.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On medical and dental services · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,389 of 1,656 scored counties and #12 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 primary care and pediatric clinics in Wood County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Wood County comes to about $35.5M a year: $991 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, in line with 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 65 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as offices of physicians, up 30.0% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Wood County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wood County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wood 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 | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 769 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.0% | −7.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $991 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 65+30.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Wood County marked.
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 |
| 12Wood County, WV | 29 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,389 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Wood 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy20
- Optometrists and eye care19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Wood County, WV?
Wood County has 20 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 30.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $35.5M a year, or $991 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Wood County has 5.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 29 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,389 of 1,656 scored counties.
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