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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Cook County, IL
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Cook County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #864 of 1,656 scored counties
#34 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 1,734
- 71 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 3,409
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Cook County comes to about $3.2B a year: $1,531 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Cook County has 1,734 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 4%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,409 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as offices of physicians, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 616 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 4,356 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $23.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Cook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cook County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cook County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #864 of 1,656 scored counties and #34 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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 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 | Cook County | 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 | 616 | 671 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | −4.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,531 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3,617 → 3,409−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 42,167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,356Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,73471 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,805The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 45
- Amount
- $23.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cook County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 96 | 15 | 3.3 | $5.1M | +9.9% | #3 of 1,656 |
| 2Champaign County, IL | 82 | 19 | 2.2 | $6.1M | +1.8% | #63 of 1,656 |
| 3Henry County, IL | 77 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.7M | −2.2% | #113 of 1,656 |
| 4Clinton County, IL | 77 | 5 | 3.4 | $4.3M | +0.6% | #114 of 1,656 |
| 5Ogle County, IL | 77 | 8 | 3.8 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #117 of 1,656 |
| 6Whiteside County, IL | 74 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #166 of 1,656 |
| 7Boone County, IL | 73 | 9 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #190 of 1,656 |
| 8DeKalb County, IL | 73 | 20 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +1.5% | #198 of 1,656 |
| 9Adams County, IL | 71 | 9 | 3.2 | $4.1M | −2.1% | #226 of 1,656 |
| 10Stephenson County, IL | 70 | 5 | 2.6 | $5M | −3.0% | #251 of 1,656 |
| 34Cook County, IL | 49 | 1,734 | 8.3 | $1.9M | −1.3% | #864 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Cook 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics65
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Cook County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,734 primary care and pediatric clinics in Cook County. 71 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 3,409 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. Official counts list 4,356 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.2B a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,734 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Cook County 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, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Cook County would have about 1,805, against 1,734 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 616 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #864 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cook County. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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