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Medical and dental practices in Peoria County, IL
The medical and dental practices in Peoria County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,127 of 2,394 scored counties
#84 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 955
- 61 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 256
- −12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,366 a household
- Spending per listing
- $111K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 122.8
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,553
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Peoria County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,127 of 2,394 scored counties and #84 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 955 medical and dental practices in Peoria County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 122.8 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Peoria County spend about $106.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,366 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $111K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 256 businesses with payroll in Peoria County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 304 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Peoria County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Peoria County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Peoria County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Peoria County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 122.8 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $111K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 304 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.6% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,366 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,108 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 293 → 256−12.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,779
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $793.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 95561 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 696The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Peoria 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 Peoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,553−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 77,755
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,598
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,914
- Daytime population
- 205,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 84 | 24 | 34.7 | $441K | +0.6% | #51 of 2,394 |
| 2Cumberland County, IL | 76 | 8 | 19.2 | $700K | −2.1% | #162 of 2,394 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 76 | 285 | 62.8 | $270K | +9.9% | #184 of 2,394 |
| 4Crawford County, IL | 75 | 32 | 42.7 | $317K | +0.1% | #213 of 2,394 |
| 5Woodford County, IL | 75 | 75 | 51.1 | $304K | −0.8% | #215 of 2,394 |
| 6Johnson County, IL | 74 | 6 | 14.6 | $876K | +0.4% | #220 of 2,394 |
| 7Mercer County, IL | 74 | 21 | 32.0 | $436K | −2.6% | #227 of 2,394 |
| 8Washington County, IL | 74 | 21 | 36.2 | $383K | −1.2% | #229 of 2,394 |
| 9Carroll County, IL | 73 | 20 | 30.4 | $419K | −1.7% | #250 of 2,394 |
| 10Hancock County, IL | 72 | 16 | 21.0 | $618K | −4.4% | #270 of 2,394 |
| 84Peoria County, IL | 29 | 955 | 122.8 | $111K | −1.6% | #2,127 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Peoria 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Peoria County, IL?
Peoria County has 955 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Peoria County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $106.2M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 955 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $111K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Peoria County, IL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Peoria County has 122.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $111K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Peoria County would have about 696, against 955 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 304 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 29 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,127 of 2,394 scored counties.
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