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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #63 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 123
- −40.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,315 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,468
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area comes to about $119.2M a year: $1,315 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $3.1M per clinic, 76% above 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 38 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 123 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 40.1% from 2019. That is one for every 737 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #63 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area 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 | Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 737 | 753 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −40.1% | −14.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,315 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,011 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 123−40.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,663
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $275.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,468+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,706
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,994
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 106,732
- Daytime population
- 234,551Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 74 | 491 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 1Bloomington, IN | 70 | 31 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +2.0% | #60 of 387 |
| 2Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 69 | 38 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #63 of 387 |
| 3Columbus, IN | 66 | 20 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +4.3% | #80 of 387 |
| 4Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 66 | 45 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #82 of 387 |
| 5Fort Wayne, IN | 66 | 125 | 6.9 | $2M | +3.9% | #83 of 387 |
| 6Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 65 | 675 | 8.0 | $1.9M | +5.4% | #89 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 62 | 83 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #108 of 387 |
| 8Muncie, IN | 58 | 21 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #132 of 387 |
| 9Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 53 | 25 | 5.7 | $2.4M | −0.9% | #167 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
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 clinics72
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 40.1% from 2019. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $119.2M a year, or $1,315 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 4.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 67, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 737 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 40.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 69 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas.
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