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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Cherokee County, AL
How Cherokee County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,342 of 1,656 scored counties
#31 of 47 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,413
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Cherokee County is 32 (lower middle), #1,342 of 1,656 scored counties and #31 of 47 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 primary care and pediatric clinics in Cherokee County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $985 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Cherokee County was 34 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 300 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Cherokee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 300 | 718 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $985 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,863 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 34−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 376
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 in Cherokee County, 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,413+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,192
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,789
- Median home value
- $179,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,279
- Daytime population
- 21,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cherokee County?
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| 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 |
| 31Cherokee County, AL | 32 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #1,342 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Cherokee County
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Cherokee County, AL?
There are 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $985 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, AL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Cherokee County has 6.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 300 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Cherokee County scores 32 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,342 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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