Health care · Metro area · North Dakota
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 37
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,437 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 269,528
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Fargo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 93 (very high): #1 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for primary care and pediatric clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Fargo metro area. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,437 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Fargo metro area spend about $158.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.3M per clinic, 2.4 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Fargo metro area was 64 in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Fargo metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Fargo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fargo metro area compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Fargo metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.7M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 1,829 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.5% | +7.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,437 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,756 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64+8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,024
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $315.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 376 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Fargo 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 Fargo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 269,528+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 110,387
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,810 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $76,756+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,833
- Median home value
- $289,100
- Jobs located here
- 152,491
- Daytime population
- 275,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fargo, ND-MN | 93 | 37 | 3.4 | $4.3M | +7.7% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Bismarck, ND | 87 | 29 | 5.2 | $2.9M | +4.5% | #5 of 387 |
| 3Grand Forks, ND-MN | 79 | 17 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #22 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 78 | 9 | 2.8 | $5.1M | −2.4% | #23 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fargo metro area
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 clinics84
- Dentists and orthodontists75
- Primary care and pediatrics93
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area?
The Fargo metro area has 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $158.6M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 110,387 households in the Fargo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fargo, ND-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Fargo metro area has 3.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $4.3M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Fargo metro area would have about 89, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fargo, ND-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fargo metro area at 269,528 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,387 households. The median household income in the Fargo metro area is $76,756 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. The Fargo metro area scores 93 for primary care and pediatric clinics (very high), #1 of 387 scored metro areas.
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