Health care · Small-town market · Iowa
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Madison, IA area
How the Fort Madison, IA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #193 of 458 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,273 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Madison area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Fort Madison area comes to about $18.2M a year: $1,273 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $3M per clinic, 71% 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 20 businesses with payroll in the Fort Madison area classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Fort Madison area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fort Madison area is 55 (upper middle), #193 of 458 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Iowa.
How the Fort Madison 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 Madison area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 716 | 1,197 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,273 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Madison 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 Madison area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $62,382
- Average household income
- $79,169
- Median home value
- $141,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,626
- Daytime population
- 31,700Residents 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Fort Madison, IA area?
There are 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Fort Madison area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fort Madison, IA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.2M a year, or $1,273 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 14,323 households in the Fort Madison area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Madison, IA area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Fort Madison 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 $3M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Fort Madison area would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Madison, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Madison area at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in the Fort Madison area is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Madison area scores 55 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #193 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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