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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Decatur, AL metro area
How the Decatur, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 48
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Decatur metro area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 17%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Decatur metro area comes to about $66.7M a year: $1,064 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 22% 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 the Decatur metro area was 82 in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $839K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Decatur metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Decatur metro area grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Decatur metro area is 37 (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Decatur metro area 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 | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 764 | 718 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,064 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 645
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 488 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $839K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Decatur metro 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 Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Decatur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| 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 |
Other business types in the Decatur metro area
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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists62
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
There are 48 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Decatur metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $66.7M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 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 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Decatur metro area has 7.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Decatur metro area would have about 37, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. The Decatur metro area scores 37 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas.
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