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

The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kankakee, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #274 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
33
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
74
−1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,396 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,525
−1.7% 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

At $1,396 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Kankakee metro area spend about $57.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

There are 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Kankakee metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Kankakee metro area was 74 in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 554 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Kankakee metro area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Kankakee metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #274 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.

How the Kankakee 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 Kankakee, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKankakee metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.07.27.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.1M$1.8M
Households per official establishment554671593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%−4.6%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,396$1,517$1,288
Median household income$71,281$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74−1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,098
Annual payroll, 2023
$97.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
331 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
105,525−1.7% since 2020
Households
40,996
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
158
Median household income
$71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,302
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
41,664
Daytime population
98,238Residents 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 Kankakee 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
8Kankakee, IL39338.0$1.7M−1.7%#274 of 387

Other business types in the Kankakee 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 Kankakee, IL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kankakee metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $57.2M a year, or $1,396 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 40,996 households in the Kankakee metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Kankakee metro area has 8.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Kankakee metro area would have about 32, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 554 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kankakee, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kankakee metro area at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in the Kankakee metro area is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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 Kankakee metro area scores 39 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #274 of 387 scored metro areas.

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