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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Blue Earth County, MN
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Blue Earth County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #44 of 1,656 scored counties
#11 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Blue Earth County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #44 of 1,656 scored counties and #11 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for primary care and pediatric clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 primary care and pediatric clinics in Blue Earth County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,382 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Blue Earth County spend about $38.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.8M per clinic, 2.7 times 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 15 businesses with payroll in Blue Earth County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 1,840 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Blue Earth County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.7M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,840 | 1,396 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,382 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 796
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wright County, MN | 98 | 9 | 1.7 | $9.9M | +11.1% | #1 of 1,656 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 95 | 6 | 1.7 | $9.7M | +6.8% | #4 of 1,656 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 94 | 17 | 3.1 | $5.8M | +5.1% | #6 of 1,656 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 90 | 26 | 1.9 | $8.5M | +4.7% | #11 of 1,656 |
| 5Olmsted County, MN | 89 | 14 | 2.1 | $7.7M | +2.3% | #12 of 1,656 |
| 6Carver County, MN | 89 | 10 | 2.4 | $7.6M | +6.6% | #13 of 1,656 |
| 7Dakota County, MN | 89 | 55 | 3.2 | $5.3M | +3.9% | #15 of 1,656 |
| 8Washington County, MN | 86 | 39 | 3.7 | $4.8M | +6.9% | #29 of 1,656 |
| 9Cass County, MN | 86 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #31 of 1,656 |
| 10Goodhue County, MN | 85 | 5 | 2.5 | $5.7M | +1.3% | #33 of 1,656 |
| 11Blue Earth County, MN | 84 | 8 | 2.9 | $4.8M | +2.1% | #44 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics84
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Blue Earth County, MN?
Blue Earth County has 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $38.2M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Blue Earth County has 2.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $4.8M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 21, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,840 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 84 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #44 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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