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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Ithaca, NY metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Ithaca, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #261 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
26
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
68
+30.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,191 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,047
−1.4% 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

Households in the Ithaca metro area spend about $51.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,191 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

The Ithaca metro area has 26 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in the Ithaca metro area classed as offices of physicians, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 636 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show the Ithaca metro area declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Ithaca metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #261 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Ithaca metro area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Ithaca, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureIthaca metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.47.2
Spending per listing$2M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment636576593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.8%−10.5%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,191$1,278$1,288
Median household income$74,024$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68+30.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
817
Annual payroll, 2023
$91.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
120Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
261 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 the Ithaca metro area, 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 the Ithaca metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
104,047−1.4% since 2020
Households
43,263
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
220
Median household income
$74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,718
Median home value
$290,900
Jobs located here
46,926
Daytime population
111,478Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Ithaca metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingston, NY67354.7$2.7M+1.1%#74 of 387
2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY631485.8$2.3M+3.0%#100 of 387
3Glens Falls, NY60244.4$2.6M−1.9%#121 of 387
4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY572356.1$2M+1.9%#140 of 387
5Utica-Rome, NY55443.6$3M−2.0%#151 of 387
6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY54204.2$2.6M−3.9%#157 of 387
7Syracuse, NY541334.9$2.4M−1.3%#159 of 387
8Rochester, NY542696.0$1.9M−0.7%#162 of 387
9Binghamton, NY50383.7$3M−1.3%#192 of 387
10Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY502525.0$2.3M−0.8%#194 of 387
13Ithaca, NY41266.0$2M−1.4%#261 of 387

Other business types in the Ithaca metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Ithaca, NY metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Ithaca metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Ithaca, NY metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $51.5M a year, or $1,191 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 43,263 households in the Ithaca metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ithaca, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Ithaca metro area has 6.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Ithaca metro area would have about 29, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 636 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ithaca, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ithaca metro area at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. Median household income in the Ithaca metro area is $74,024, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. The Ithaca metro area scores 41 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #261 of 387 scored metro areas.

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