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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Stephenson County, IL
How Stephenson 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #251 of 1,656 scored counties
#10 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,287 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,220
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 primary care and pediatric clinics in Stephenson County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Stephenson County comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,287 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $5M per clinic, 2.8 times 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 Stephenson County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,383 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stephenson County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Stephenson County is 70 (upper middle), #251 of 1,656 scored counties and #10 of 43 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stephenson 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 | Stephenson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,383 | 671 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,287 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,043 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Stephenson 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 Stephenson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,220−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,358
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,043+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,920
- Median home value
- $134,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,326
- Daytime population
- 40,359Residents 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 Stephenson 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 |
Other business types in Stephenson 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Stephenson County, IL?
Stephenson County has 5 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stephenson County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.9M a year, or $1,287 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 19,358 households in Stephenson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephenson County, IL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Stephenson County has 2.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Stephenson County would have about 14, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,383 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephenson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Stephenson County at 43,220 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,358 households. The median household income in Stephenson County is $64,043 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Stephenson County scores 70 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #251 of 1,656 scored counties.
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