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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Stearns County, MN
How Stearns 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 · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #56 of 1,656 scored counties
#12 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,419 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,110
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Stearns County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #56 of 1,656 scored counties and #12 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 24 primary care and pediatric clinics in Stearns County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 46% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Stearns County spend about $87.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,419 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per clinic, twice 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.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Stearns County in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Stearns County. Population estimates put the population change in Stearns County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stearns 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 | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.7M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,365 | 1,396 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +3.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,419 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,066 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 88 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 45−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,905
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $304.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Stearns 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 Stearns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,110+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,403
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,367
- Median home value
- $273,400
- Jobs located here
- 83,579
- Daytime population
- 169,051Residents 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 Stearns 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 |
| 12Stearns County, MN | 83 | 24 | 3.9 | $3.6M | +3.6% | #56 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Stearns 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics83
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Stearns County, MN?
Stearns County has 24 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. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stearns County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $87.1M a year, or $1,419 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Stearns County has 3.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Stearns County would have about 49, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County scores 83 for primary care and pediatric clinics (high), #56 of 1,656 scored counties.
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