Health care · Small-town market · Iowa
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Dodge, IA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Dodge, IA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #230 of 458 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Iowa
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −34.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,316 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,838
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Fort Dodge area spend about $20.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,316 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 19% below 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 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Fort Dodge area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Fort Dodge area was 15 in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,025 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fort Dodge area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fort Dodge area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #230 of 458 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Iowa.
How the Fort Dodge area 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.
| Measure | Fort Dodge area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,025 | 1,197 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −34.8% | −5.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,316 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,975 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15−34.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,838−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,375
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $68,975+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,997
- Median home value
- $153,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,395
- Daytime population
- 38,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Fort Dodge area marked.
Top small-town markets in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pella, IA | 84 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #14 of 458 |
| 2Spirit Lake, IA | 76 | 6 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #45 of 458 |
| 3Marshalltown, IA | 71 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.2M | −0.5% | #68 of 458 |
| 4Clinton, IA | 69 | 12 | 6.2 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #87 of 458 |
| 5Burlington, IA-IL | 55 | 5 | 2.5 | $5.1M | −2.5% | #191 of 458 |
| 6Fort Madison, IA | 55 | 6 | 4.2 | $3M | −3.6% | #193 of 458 |
| 7Ottumwa, IA | 55 | 14 | 10.0 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #203 of 458 |
| 8Fort Dodge, IA | 51 | 14 | 9.1 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #230 of 458 |
| 9Mason City, IA | 46 | 35 | 15.4 | $882K | −1.5% | #270 of 458 |
| 10Spencer, IA | 37 | 10 | 13.7 | $962K | −0.8% | #336 of 458 |
Other business types in the Fort Dodge 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Fort Dodge, IA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Dodge area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Fort Dodge, IA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,316 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 15,375 households in the Fort Dodge area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Dodge, IA area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Fort Dodge area has 9.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Fort Dodge area would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,025 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Dodge, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Dodge area at 36,838 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,375 households. Median household income in the Fort Dodge area is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fort Dodge area scores 51 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #230 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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