Market rankings · Alabama
Primary care and pediatric clinics in Alabama
Markets across Alabama ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,410
- 133 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 2,783
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 37 · Lower middle
A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in Alabama by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,410 primary care and pediatric clinics in Alabama. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,050 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Alabama spend about $2.1B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,410 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 17% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,783 businesses with payroll in Alabama classed as offices of physicians, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 718 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Alabama.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alabama ranks #38 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest (53). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Enterprise area scores highest (70).
Every market in Alabama for primary care and pediatric clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alabama, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn-Opelika, AL | 53 | 50 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +7.1% | #174 of 387 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 52 | 77 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +14.8% | #181 of 387 |
| 3Tuscaloosa, AL | 45 | 63 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #242 of 387 |
| 4Huntsville, AL | 43 | 181 | 8.8 | $1.4M | +12.5% | #255 of 387 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 38 | 302 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #282 of 387 |
| 6Decatur, AL | 37 | 48 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #291 of 387 |
| 7Mobile, AL | 35 | 102 | 6.3 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #299 of 387 |
| 8Dothan, AL | 32 | 36 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #318 of 387 |
| 9Montgomery, AL | 30 | 115 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +0.9% | #328 of 387 |
| 10Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 28 | 60 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +3.5% | #337 of 387 |
| 11Anniston-Oxford, AL | 16 | 42 | 9.3 | $1M | −0.3% | #375 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 13 | 113 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #382 of 387 |
| 12Gadsden, AL | 11 | 42 | 10.7 | $892K | +0.4% | #383 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 70 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #79 of 458 |
| 2Cullman, AL | 60 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +6.7% | #146 of 458 |
| 3Troy, AL | 58 | 6 | 4.8 | $2M | +2.4% | #164 of 458 |
| 4Russellville, AL | 51 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #227 of 458 |
| 5Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 45 | 23 | 6.0 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #273 of 458 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 45 | 26 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #274 of 458 |
| 6Fort Payne, AL | 38 | 19 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #329 of 458 |
| 7Alexander City, AL | 33 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.5M | −0.8% | #355 of 458 |
| 8Albertville, AL | 33 | 43 | 11.8 | $881K | +6.0% | #360 of 458 |
| 9Scottsboro, AL | 28 | 22 | 10.1 | $942K | +3.3% | #392 of 458 |
| 10Selma, AL | 15 | 12 | 7.5 | $1.1M | −7.9% | #443 of 458 |
| Ozark, AL | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +1.3% | |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | $2.3M | −1.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elmore County, AL | 73 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #201 of 1,656 |
| 2Lawrence County, AL | 69 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #275 of 1,656 |
| 3Coffee County, AL | 67 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #319 of 1,656 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 67 | 16 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +7.1% | #322 of 1,656 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 60 | 53 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #515 of 1,656 |
| 6Cullman County, AL | 58 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +6.7% | #566 of 1,656 |
| 7Chilton County, AL | 57 | 10 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #620 of 1,656 |
| 8Limestone County, AL | 56 | 30 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +18.0% | #659 of 1,656 |
| 9Pike County, AL | 55 | 6 | 4.8 | $2M | +2.4% | #681 of 1,656 |
| 10Lee County, AL | 53 | 47 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +8.6% | #753 of 1,656 |
| 11Russell County, AL | 51 | 11 | 4.6 | $2M | −0.6% | #802 of 1,656 |
| 12Blount County, AL | 51 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #809 of 1,656 |
| 13Baldwin County, AL | 51 | 77 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +14.8% | #818 of 1,656 |
| 14Winston County, AL | 50 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #838 of 1,656 |
| 15Autauga County, AL | 50 | 18 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +5.1% | #850 of 1,656 |
| 16Randolph County, AL | 49 | 6 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #882 of 1,656 |
| 17Geneva County, AL | 48 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #907 of 1,656 |
| 18Franklin County, AL | 47 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #933 of 1,656 |
| 19Tuscaloosa County, AL | 47 | 55 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #943 of 1,656 |
| 20Escambia County, AL | 44 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #1,032 of 1,656 |
| 21Madison County, AL | 44 | 151 | 9.1 | $1.3M | +11.0% | #1,049 of 1,656 |
| 22Chambers County, AL | 42 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,089 of 1,656 |
| 23Talladega County, AL | 40 | 22 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #1,150 of 1,656 |
| 24Mobile County, AL | 37 | 102 | 6.3 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #1,226 of 1,656 |
| 25Lauderdale County, AL | 36 | 28 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +3.3% | #1,254 of 1,656 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26DeKalb County, AL | 36 | 19 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #1,259 of 1,656 |
| 27Monroe County, AL | 35 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.3M | −3.8% | #1,274 of 1,656 |
| 28Morgan County, AL | 35 | 43 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #1,279 of 1,656 |
| 29Houston County, AL | 33 | 27 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #1,318 of 1,656 |
| 30Tallapoosa County, AL | 32 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.5M | −0.8% | #1,339 of 1,656 |
| 31Cherokee County, AL | 32 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #1,342 of 1,656 |
| 32Marengo County, AL | 32 | 6 | 7.6 | $1.2M | −5.0% | #1,345 of 1,656 |
| 33Marshall County, AL | 31 | 43 | 11.8 | $881K | +6.0% | #1,372 of 1,656 |
| 34Jefferson County, AL | 29 | 188 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #1,391 of 1,656 |
| 35Colbert County, AL | 29 | 32 | 13.2 | $757K | +3.8% | #1,407 of 1,656 |
| 36Walker County, AL | 28 | 18 | 7.1 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #1,413 of 1,656 |
| 37Covington County, AL | 27 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #1,436 of 1,656 |
| 38Marion County, AL | 27 | 10 | 9.4 | $983K | −0.3% | #1,444 of 1,656 |
| 39Jackson County, AL | 27 | 22 | 10.1 | $942K | +3.3% | #1,447 of 1,656 |
| 40Pickens County, AL | 24 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −3.9% | #1,494 of 1,656 |
| 41Butler County, AL | 24 | 7 | 9.2 | $974K | −4.8% | #1,497 of 1,656 |
| 42Clarke County, AL | 24 | 10 | 11.9 | $796K | −4.2% | #1,503 of 1,656 |
| 43Montgomery County, AL | 20 | 81 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −1.1% | #1,543 of 1,656 |
| 44Calhoun County, AL | 20 | 42 | 9.3 | $1M | −0.3% | #1,548 of 1,656 |
| 45Dallas County, AL | 17 | 12 | 7.5 | $1.1M | −7.9% | #1,583 of 1,656 |
| 46Etowah County, AL | 16 | 42 | 10.7 | $892K | +0.4% | #1,593 of 1,656 |
| 47Lamar County, AL | 7 | 5 | 9.8 | $908K | −2.6% | #1,641 of 1,656 |
| Dale County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +1.3% | |
| Barbour County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $2M | −1.4% | |
| Bibb County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +0.4% | |
| Macon County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −6.8% | |
| Henry County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +7.1% | |
| Fayette County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $2.9M | −2.8% | |
| Cleburne County, AL | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.7M | +6.0% | |
| Washington County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3.1M | −3.3% | |
| Hale County, AL | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $5M | +2.9% | |
| Clay County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $1.8M | −0.1% | |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.6M | 0.0% | |
| Choctaw County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −5.7% | |
| Sumter County, AL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Conecuh County, AL | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −5.7% | |
| Coosa County, AL | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $4.1M | −1.7% | |
| Wilcox County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $1.7M | −8.3% | |
| Bullock County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −4.5% | |
| Lowndes County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −9.0% | |
| Perry County, AL | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −12.2% | |
| Greene County, AL | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −8.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Alabama?
Alabama has 1,410 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 133 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,783 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. Another 3,315 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Alabama spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.1B a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,410 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 1,997,247 households in Alabama and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alabama compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Alabama has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Alabama would have about 1,177, against 1,410 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 718 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Alabama has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Enterprise area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 47 scored counties in Alabama, Elmore County scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alabama scores 37 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alabama. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics 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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