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Primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Joseph County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Joseph County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #684 of 1,656 scored counties
#46 of 63 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
77
10 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
122
−18.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$145.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
272,861
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Joseph County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in St. Joseph County spend about $145.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 6% 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 122 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as offices of physicians, down 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 879 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 141 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in St. Joseph County.

Population estimates show St. Joseph County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Joseph County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #684 of 1,656 scored counties and #46 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.

How St. Joseph 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in St. Joseph County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Joseph CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.97.2
Spending per listing$1.9M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment879753593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.1%−14.6%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,353$1,390$1,288
Median household income$66,868$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
149 → 122−18.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,224
Annual payroll, 2023
$357.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
141Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County

Population, 2025 estimate
272,861+0.1% since 2020
Households
107,252
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
596
Median household income
$66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$192,800
Jobs located here
124,747
Daytime population
277,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana, with St. Joseph County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morgan County, IN88113.9$3.7M+4.4%#22 of 1,656
2Hancock County, IN88164.8$3.3M+13.5%#24 of 1,656
3Putnam County, IN8564.2$3.2M+3.2%#39 of 1,656
4Harrison County, IN8163.9$3.6M+1.9%#81 of 1,656
5Hendricks County, IN81406.0$2.7M+10.2%#83 of 1,656
6DeKalb County, IN7995.3$2.6M+2.9%#101 of 1,656
7Jasper County, IN7553.9$3.5M+3.0%#147 of 1,656
8Henry County, IN7573.8$3.4M+0.5%#149 of 1,656
9LaGrange County, IN7575.4$2.7M+1.9%#156 of 1,656
10Whitley County, IN7585.7$2.5M+2.1%#159 of 1,656
46St. Joseph County, IN55777.2$1.9M+0.1%#684 of 1,656

Other business types in St. Joseph County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in St. Joseph County, IN?

There are 77 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 18.1% from 2019. Official counts list 141 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $145.1M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

St. Joseph County has 7.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 82, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 879 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?

Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 55 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #684 of 1,656 scored counties.

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