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Medical and dental practices in the Nome Census Area, AK
How the Nome Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $727K
- 4.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 79% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,830
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Nome Census Area comes to about $3.6M a year: $1,292 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $727K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 5 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Nome Census Area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Nome Census Area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Nome Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, 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 Nome 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.
| Measure | Nome Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 73.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $727K | $191K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 228 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,292 | $1,394 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,681 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Nome 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 Nome Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,830−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,816
- Median age
- 28.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 22,970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $78,681
- Average household income
- $99,441
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Nome Census Area?
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 48 | 334 | 83.8 | $165K | +10.4% | #1,296 of 2,394 |
| 2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 46 | 43 | 75.0 | $181K | −2.6% | #1,369 of 2,394 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 45 | 220 | 60.5 | $226K | −1.4% | #1,395 of 2,394 |
| 4Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 44 | 31 | 66.8 | $197K | −5.0% | #1,461 of 2,394 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 43 | 94 | 71.4 | $201K | −1.8% | #1,517 of 2,394 |
| 6Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 40 | 212 | 87.0 | $150K | +5.1% | #1,679 of 2,394 |
| 7Anchorage Municipality, AK | 35 | 952 | 87.7 | $168K | −1.3% | #1,880 of 2,394 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 17.8 | $727K | −1.9% |
Other business types in the Nome 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.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Nome Census Area, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 medical and dental practices in the Nome Census Area. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Nome Census Area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Nome Census Area, AK spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.6M a year, or $1,292 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $727K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,816 households in the Nome Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nome Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Nome Census Area has 17.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $727K, 4.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Nome Census Area would have about 24, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Nome Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Nome Census Area at 9,830 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,816 households. The median household income in the Nome Census Area is $78,681 a year, 3% below 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?
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