Health care · Metro area · Idaho
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Pocatello, ID metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Pocatello, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Pocatello metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #320 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Pocatello metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 19% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,178 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Pocatello metro area spend about $39.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 23% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Pocatello metro area was 79 in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 425 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $690K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Pocatello metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Pocatello metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pocatello metro area compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Pocatello metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 425 | 596 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,178 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 585
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $690K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Pocatello metro area, 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 the Pocatello metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pocatello metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coeur d’Alene, ID | 56 | 55 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +11.0% | #149 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 51 | 32 | 6.5 | $2M | +8.8% | #187 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 50 | 325 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +12.2% | #202 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston, ID-WA | 48 | 21 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #219 of 387 |
| 4Idaho Falls, ID | 37 | 53 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +9.8% | #292 of 387 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 32 | 29 | 8.6 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #320 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 30 | 46 | 10.7 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #331 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pocatello metro area
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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Pocatello, ID metro area?
The Pocatello metro area has 29 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pocatello, ID metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $39.6M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 33,590 households in the Pocatello metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pocatello, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Pocatello metro area has 8.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Pocatello metro area would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 425 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pocatello, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pocatello metro area at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. The median household income in the Pocatello metro area is $66,499 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Pocatello metro area scores 32 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas.
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