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Medical and dental practices in the Chugach Census Area, AK

The medical and dental practices in the Chugach Census Area, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On medical and dental services · $1,385 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
59.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,553
−7.5% since 2020

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The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Chugach Census Area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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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 $1,385 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Chugach Census Area spend about $4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $233K per practice, 53% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 17 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Chugach Census Area as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 59.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Chugach Census Area in 2023. That is one for every 477 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Chugach Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −7.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How the Chugach Census Area compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Chugach Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureChugach Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households59.473.084.5
Spending per listing$233K$191K$152K
Households per official establishment477228270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,385$1,394$1,288
Median household income$90,509$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$754K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Chugach Census 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 Chugach Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,553−7.5% since 2020
Households
2,861
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$90,509
Average household income
$112,444
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Chugach Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK4833483.8$165K+10.4%#1,296 of 2,394
2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK464375.0$181K−2.6%#1,369 of 2,394
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK4522060.5$226K−1.4%#1,395 of 2,394
4Kodiak Island Borough, AK443166.8$197K−5.0%#1,461 of 2,394
5Juneau City and Borough, AK439471.4$201K−1.8%#1,517 of 2,394
6Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK4021287.0$150K+5.1%#1,679 of 2,394
7Anchorage Municipality, AK3595287.7$168K−1.3%#1,880 of 2,394
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored1759.4$233K−7.5%

Other business types in the Chugach Census Area

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Chugach Census Area, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 medical and dental practices in the Chugach Census Area. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Chugach Census Area, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $4M a year, or $1,385 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $233K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,861 households in the Chugach Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Chugach Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Chugach Census Area has 59.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $233K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Chugach Census Area would have about 26, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 477 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is the Chugach Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Chugach Census Area at 6,553 people in 2025, down 7.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,861 households. The median household income in the Chugach Census Area is $90,509 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Chugach Census Area. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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