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Medical and dental practices in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,679 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
212
21 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
119
−6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$31.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,302 a household
Spending per listing
$150K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
87.0
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,951
+5.1% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,302 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Kenai Peninsula Borough spend about $31.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $150K per practice, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 212 medical and dental practices on map listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 87.0 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenai Peninsula Borough in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 205 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Population estimates show Kenai Peninsula Borough grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 40 (lower middle), #1,679 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.

How Kenai Peninsula Borough 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKenai Peninsula BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households87.073.084.5
Spending per listing$150K$191K$152K
Households per official establishment205228270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.3%−5.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,302$1,394$1,288
Median household income$80,538$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
127 → 119−6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,080
Annual payroll, 2023
$61.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21221 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
208The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
61,951+5.1% since 2020
Households
24,371
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
16,017 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,973
Median home value
$323,200
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 Kenai Peninsula Borough 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

Other business types in Kenai Peninsula Borough

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

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Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 212 medical and dental practices in Kenai Peninsula Borough. 21 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $31.7M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $150K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Kenai Peninsula Borough has 87.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $150K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kenai Peninsula Borough would have about 208, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 205 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,679 of 2,394 scored counties.

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