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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Cerro Gordo County, IA

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Cerro Gordo County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 1,656 scored counties
#25 of 27 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
34
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,355 a household
Spending per listing
$779K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,372
−1.5% 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

Households in Cerro Gordo County spend about $26.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,355 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $779K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Cerro Gordo County has 34 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Cerro Gordo County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Cerro Gordo County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cerro Gordo County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,200 of 1,656 scored counties and #25 of 27 scored counties in Iowa.

How Cerro Gordo County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Cerro Gordo County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCerro Gordo CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.46.27.2
Spending per listing$779K$2.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,2211,197593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,355$1,412$1,288
Median household income$68,189$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3975

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 16
Employees, 2023
1,021
Annual payroll, 2023
$109.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
340 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,372−1.5% since 2020
Households
19,538
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,087
Median home value
$166,400
Jobs located here
22,381
Daytime population
45,188Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Cerro Gordo County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9752.4$6.4M+9.0%#2 of 1,656
2Dallas County, IA83235.4$3.1M+17.8%#59 of 1,656
3Story County, IA8082.1$6.8M+2.7%#88 of 1,656
4Marion County, IA7953.8$3.8M+2.3%#98 of 1,656
5Johnson County, IA79294.6$3.2M+4.6%#99 of 1,656
6Boone County, IA7554.6$3.2M+0.4%#150 of 1,656
7Benton County, IA7465.9$2.5M+1.8%#178 of 1,656
8Dickinson County, IA7166.8$2.1M+1.7%#246 of 1,656
9Marshall County, IA6853.2$4.2M−0.5%#293 of 1,656
10Dubuque County, IA68225.4$2.7M+0.1%#302 of 1,656
25Cerro Gordo County, IA393417.4$779K−1.5%#1,200 of 1,656

Other business types in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 primary care and pediatric clinics in Cerro Gordo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $26.5M a year, or $1,355 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $779K 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 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Cerro Gordo County has 17.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $779K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Cerro Gordo County would have about 15, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 39 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,656 scored counties.

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