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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Jefferson County, IA
How Jefferson County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,291
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,270 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $8.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 3 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.9M per clinic, 65% above 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 3 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,197 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,270 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,620 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,291−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,952
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $61,620+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,383
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,562
- Daytime population
- 16,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Jefferson County?
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 97 | 5 | 2.4 | $6.4M | +9.0% | #2 of 1,656 |
| 2Dallas County, IA | 83 | 23 | 5.4 | $3.1M | +17.8% | #59 of 1,656 |
| 3Story County, IA | 80 | 8 | 2.1 | $6.8M | +2.7% | #88 of 1,656 |
| 4Marion County, IA | 79 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #98 of 1,656 |
| 5Johnson County, IA | 79 | 29 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +4.6% | #99 of 1,656 |
| 6Boone County, IA | 75 | 5 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #150 of 1,656 |
| 7Benton County, IA | 74 | 6 | 5.9 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #178 of 1,656 |
| 8Dickinson County, IA | 71 | 6 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #246 of 1,656 |
| 9Marshall County, IA | 68 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.2M | −0.5% | #293 of 1,656 |
| 10Dubuque County, IA | 68 | 22 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #302 of 1,656 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 4.3 | $2.9M | −2.5% |
Other business types in Jefferson County
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Jefferson County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 primary care and pediatric clinics in Jefferson County. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. No official count is published for offices of physicians in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,270 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 3 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 6,952 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, IA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Jefferson County has 4.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Jefferson County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,291 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,952 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $61,620, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for primary care and pediatric clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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