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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Howard County, IN
How Howard County, IN 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #975 of 1,656 scored counties
#57 of 63 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,301 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,904
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Howard County spend about $46.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,301 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Howard County has 29 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Howard County in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 757 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Howard County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #975 of 1,656 scored counties and #57 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 757 | 753 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.3% | −14.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,301 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,027 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 47−11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,904+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,593
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 293 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,020
- Median home value
- $165,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,309
- Daytime population
- 82,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, IN | 88 | 11 | 3.9 | $3.7M | +4.4% | #22 of 1,656 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 88 | 16 | 4.8 | $3.3M | +13.5% | #24 of 1,656 |
| 3Putnam County, IN | 85 | 6 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #39 of 1,656 |
| 4Harrison County, IN | 81 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.6M | +1.9% | #81 of 1,656 |
| 5Hendricks County, IN | 81 | 40 | 6.0 | $2.7M | +10.2% | #83 of 1,656 |
| 6DeKalb County, IN | 79 | 9 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #101 of 1,656 |
| 7Jasper County, IN | 75 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #147 of 1,656 |
| 8Henry County, IN | 75 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +0.5% | #149 of 1,656 |
| 9LaGrange County, IN | 75 | 7 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #156 of 1,656 |
| 10Whitley County, IN | 75 | 8 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +2.1% | #159 of 1,656 |
| 57Howard County, IN | 46 | 29 | 8.1 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #975 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Howard 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists31
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Howard County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 primary care and pediatric clinics in Howard County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Howard County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $46.3M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 35,593 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, IN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Howard County has 8.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Howard County would have about 26, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 757 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in Howard County is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Howard County scores 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #975 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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