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Primary care and pediatric clinics in McDonough County, IL
How McDonough County, IL compares with other counties 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 #830 of 1,656 scored counties
#33 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,210 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,916
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McDonough County spend about $14.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,210 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
McDonough County has 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in McDonough County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 988 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDonough County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. McDonough County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #830 of 1,656 scored counties and #33 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How McDonough 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 | McDonough County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 988 | 671 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,210 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,795 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,916−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,856
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,521
- Median home value
- $107,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,784
- Daytime population
- 25,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 McDonough 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 |
| 33McDonough County, IL | 50 | 7 | 5.9 | $2M | −4.5% | #830 of 1,656 |
Other business types in McDonough 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care15
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in McDonough County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 primary care and pediatric clinics in McDonough County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDonough County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.3M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonough County, IL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
McDonough County has 5.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, McDonough County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 988 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #830 of 1,656 scored counties.
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