Health care · Small-town market · Alabama
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area
How the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #273 of 458 scored small-town markets
#5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.4M
- On medical and dental services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,764
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Talladega-Sylacauga area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area spend about $36.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $957 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 11% 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area was 29 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,312 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Talladega-Sylacauga area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is 45 (lower middle), #273 of 458 scored small-town markets and #5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Talladega-Sylacauga 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 | Talladega-Sylacauga area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,312 | 718 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $957 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,722 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 290.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Talladega-Sylacauga 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,7640.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,062
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,388 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $57,722
- Average household income
- $72,187
- Median home value
- $144,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,443
- Daytime population
- 80,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Talladega-Sylacauga area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| 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 |
Other business types in the Talladega-Sylacauga 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 clinics60
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area?
The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 23 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $36.4M a year, or $957 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 38,062 households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 6.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Talladega-Sylacauga area would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,312 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Talladega-Sylacauga area at 91,764 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,062 households. The median household income in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is $57,722 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area scores 45 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #273 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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