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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Russell County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Russell County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #802 of 1,656 scored counties
#11 of 47 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On medical and dental services · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,898
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $924 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Russell County spend about $22.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Russell County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 2,176 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Russell County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Russell County is 51 (upper middle), #802 of 1,656 scored counties and #11 of 47 scored counties in Alabama.
How Russell 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 | Russell County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,176 | 718 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $924 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,197 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,898−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,938
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 641 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $51,197+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,551
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,941
- Daytime population
- 51,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Russell County, AL | 51 | 11 | 4.6 | $2M | −0.6% | #802 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Russell 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 Russell County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Russell County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Russell County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $22.1M a year, or $924 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,938 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, AL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Russell County has 4.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Russell County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,176 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Russell County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 58,898 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,938 households. Median household income in Russell County is $51,197, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Russell County scores 51 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #802 of 1,656 scored counties.
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