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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
How the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 3,011
- 189 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6,369
- −1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.8B
- On medical and dental services · $1,581 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,434,123
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,011 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area. Of those, 189 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,581 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area spend about $5.8B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 3,011 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.9M per clinic, 7% 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area was 6,369 in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 572 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 7,177 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 81 SBA-backed loans worth $43M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area is 50 (upper middle), #200 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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.
| Measure | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 572 | 671 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.8% | −4.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,581 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,887 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6,369−1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 82,804
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7,177Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,011189 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,235The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 81
- Amount
- $43M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,434,1230.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,643,783
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 6,923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,354
- Median household income
- $90,887
- Average household income
- $125,950
- Median home value
- $323,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,599,202
- Daytime population
- 9,509,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Champaign-Urbana, IL | 80 | 25 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +1.5% | #18 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 74 | 38 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #40 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, IL | 73 | 36 | 4.0 | $3.6M | −1.2% | #43 of 387 |
| 4Rockford, IL | 69 | 63 | 4.7 | $2.9M | −0.3% | #65 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 64 | 601 | 5.2 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #90 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 64 | 86 | 5.3 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #92 of 387 |
| 5Peoria, IL | 58 | 105 | 6.8 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #134 of 387 |
| 6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 50 | 3,011 | 8.3 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #200 of 387 |
| 7Decatur, IL | 47 | 25 | 5.8 | $2.3M | −4.3% | #220 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 47 | 30 | 7.8 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #226 of 387 |
Other business types in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area?
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area has 3,011 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 189 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 6,369 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 7,177 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.8B a year, or $1,581 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,011 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 3,643,783 households in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area has 8.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area would have about 3,235, against 3,011 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area at 9,434,123 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,643,783 households. The median household income in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area is $90,887 a year, 13% above 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #200 of 387 scored metro areas.
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