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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bloomington, IL metro area

How the Bloomington, IL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #40 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
38
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
70
−19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$103.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,468 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,419
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bloomington metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,468 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $103.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per clinic, 52% above 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 Bloomington metro area was 70 in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,003 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Bloomington metro area.

Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Bloomington metro area is 74 (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Bloomington metro area 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 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Bloomington, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.47.27.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.1M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,003671593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.5%−4.6%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,468$1,517$1,288
Median household income$79,905$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7456

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70−19.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,667
Annual payroll, 2023
$174M
One-person businesses, 2023
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
380 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Bloomington 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 Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
171,419+0.1% since 2020
Households
70,220
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,003
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
88,959
Daytime population
180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign-Urbana, IL80252.5$5.3M+1.5%#18 of 387
2Bloomington, IL74385.4$2.7M+0.1%#40 of 387
3Springfield, IL73364.0$3.6M−1.2%#43 of 387
4Rockford, IL69634.7$2.9M−0.3%#65 of 387
St. Louis, MO-IL646015.2$2.9M−0.2%#90 of 387
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL64865.3$2.6M−0.9%#92 of 387
5Peoria, IL581056.8$2.1M−1.3%#134 of 387
6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN503,0118.3$1.9M0.0%#200 of 387
7Decatur, IL47255.8$2.3M−4.3%#220 of 387
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL47307.8$1.7M+1.7%#226 of 387

Other business types in the Bloomington metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Bloomington, IL metro area?

The Bloomington metro area has 38 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 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $103.1M a year, or $1,468 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 70,220 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Bloomington metro area has 5.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 58, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 74 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored metro areas.

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