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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
164
14 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
462
−11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$377.2M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
6.1
15% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.3M
29% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#20 of 51
Market score 54 · Upper middle

A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Alaska has 164 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,394 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $377.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 164 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

In 2023, official counts showed 462 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as offices of physicians, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 586 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #20 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (65). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (59).

Every market in Alaska for primary care and pediatric clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks-College, AK65164.4$3.1M−1.4%#84 of 387
2Anchorage, AK501057.1$2M+1.9%#198 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK5986.1$2.4M−1.8%#151 of 458
2Ketchikan, AK44712.2$1.1M−2.6%#290 of 458

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK69235.8$2.4M+10.4%#284 of 1,656
2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK62164.4$3.1M−1.4%#450 of 1,656
3Juneau City and Borough, AK5886.1$2.4M−1.8%#560 of 1,656
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK50208.2$1.6M+5.1%#845 of 1,656
5Anchorage Municipality, AK44827.6$2M−1.3%#1,031 of 1,656
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK41712.2$1.1M−2.6%#1,136 of 1,656
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored24.3$3.1M−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored28.0$1.5M+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored27.0$2M−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored110.5$1.6M+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored122.2$615K−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Alaska?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 primary care and pediatric clinics in Alaska. 14 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 462 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 473 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alaska spend on medical and dental services?

About $377.2M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Alaska has 6.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Alaska would have about 212, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 586 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 6 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 54 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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