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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Rice County, MN

How Rice County, MN 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
14
−33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,473 a household
Spending per listing
$11.5M
6.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
82% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,939
+4.2% 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

At $1,473 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Rice County spend about $34.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $11.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 6.5 times 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 Rice County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 82% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Rice County in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,678 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rice County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, Rice County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rice 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Rice County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRice CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.33.37.2
Spending per listing$11.5M$4.7M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,6781,396593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−33.3%+3.0%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,473$1,550$1,288
Median household income$83,181$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored88

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 14−33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
386
Annual payroll, 2023
$37M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Rice 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 Rice County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,939+4.2% since 2020
Households
23,493
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
137
Median household income
$83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,276
Median home value
$320,200
Jobs located here
25,685
Daytime population
60,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Rice County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wright County, MN9891.7$9.9M+11.1%#1 of 1,656
2Sherburne County, MN9561.7$9.7M+6.8%#4 of 1,656
3Scott County, MN94173.1$5.8M+5.1%#6 of 1,656
4Anoka County, MN90261.9$8.5M+4.7%#11 of 1,656
5Olmsted County, MN89142.1$7.7M+2.3%#12 of 1,656
6Carver County, MN89102.4$7.6M+6.6%#13 of 1,656
7Dakota County, MN89553.2$5.3M+3.9%#15 of 1,656
8Washington County, MN86393.7$4.8M+6.9%#29 of 1,656
9Cass County, MN8653.9$3.5M+4.2%#31 of 1,656
10Goodhue County, MN8552.5$5.7M+1.3%#33 of 1,656
Rice County, MNNot scored31.3$11.5M+4.2%

Other business types in Rice 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 Rice County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 primary care and pediatric clinics in Rice County. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $34.6M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $11.5M 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 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rice County has 1.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $11.5M, 6.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Rice County would have about 19, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,678 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Rice County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. 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. Rice 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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