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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #108 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 83
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- −15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,360 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,538
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 12%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,360 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area spend about $174.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 132 businesses with payroll in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 973 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 151 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is 62 (upper middle), #108 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | South Bend-Mishawaka metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 973 | 753 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.9% | −14.6% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,360 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,217 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132−15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,315
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $368.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 151Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,538+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 128,459
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 948 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $67,217+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,813
- Median home value
- $196,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,103
- Daytime population
- 316,990Residents 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 South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka 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 clinics70
- Dentists and orthodontists71
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area?
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 83 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. Another 151 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $174.7M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 128,459 households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 6.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area would have about 98, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 973 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area at 324,538 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 128,459 households. The median household income in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is $67,217 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #108 of 387 scored metro areas.
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