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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County, AL

How Marion 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,444 of 1,656 scored counties
#38 of 47 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On medical and dental services · $926 a household
Spending per listing
$983K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,097
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Marion County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,444 of 1,656 scored counties and #38 of 47 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 primary care and pediatric clinics in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Marion County comes to about $9.8M a year: $926 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $983K per clinic, 45% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 1,061 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Marion County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.47.17.2
Spending per listing$983K$1.5M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,061718593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$926$1,050$1,288
Median household income$50,088$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 10
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,097−0.3% since 2020
Households
10,614
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
742 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$50,088+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,942
Median home value
$106,600
Jobs located here
11,037
Daytime population
27,359Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elmore County, AL73144.3$2.6M+4.2%#201 of 1,656
2Lawrence County, AL6953.7$2.8M+2.3%#275 of 1,656
3Coffee County, AL6794.3$2.5M+6.3%#319 of 1,656
4St. Clair County, AL67164.6$2.4M+7.1%#322 of 1,656
5Shelby County, AL60536.1$2.1M+6.5%#515 of 1,656
6Cullman County, AL58164.5$2.3M+6.7%#566 of 1,656
7Chilton County, AL57105.6$1.8M+5.9%#620 of 1,656
8Limestone County, AL56307.3$1.6M+18.0%#659 of 1,656
9Pike County, AL5564.8$2M+2.4%#681 of 1,656
10Lee County, AL53476.8$1.6M+8.6%#753 of 1,656
38Marion County, AL27109.4$983K−0.3%#1,444 of 1,656

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Marion County, AL?

Marion County has 10 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Marion County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.8M a year, or $926 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $983K 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 10,614 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, AL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Marion County has 9.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $983K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Marion County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,061 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 29,097 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,614 households. The median household income in Marion County is $50,088 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Marion County scores 27 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,444 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in Marion County

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