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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Tama County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #939 of 1,656 scored counties
#21 of 27 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
5
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 · $1,310 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,796
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 primary care and pediatric clinics in Tama County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,310 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Tama County spend about $8.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 5 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, in line with 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Tama County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Tama County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, Tama County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #939 of 1,656 scored counties and #21 of 27 scored counties in Iowa.

How Tama 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 Tama County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureTama CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.27.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,197593
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$1,310$1,412$1,288
Median household income$70,781$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4775

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 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 Tama 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 Tama County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,796−1.5% since 2020
Households
6,720
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
721 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$70,781+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,931
Median home value
$148,600
Jobs located here
4,985
Daytime population
13,338Residents 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 Tama 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
21Tama County, IA4757.4$1.8M−1.5%#939 of 1,656

Other business types in Tama 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 Tama County, IA?

Tama County has 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. No official count is published for offices of physicians in Tama County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.8M a year, or $1,310 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 6,720 households in Tama County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tama County has 7.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending.

How fast is Tama County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Tama County at 16,796 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,720 households. The median household income in Tama County is $70,781 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Tama County scores 47 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #939 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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