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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,031 of 1,656 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
82
9 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
280
−6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$159.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,473 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
287,155
−1.3% 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

At $1,473 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $159.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2M per clinic, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Anchorage Municipality has 82 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 280 businesses with payroll in Anchorage Municipality classed as offices of physicians, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 388 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 277 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Anchorage Municipality.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, Anchorage Municipality has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,031 of 1,656 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Alaska.

How Anchorage Municipality compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Anchorage Municipality, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureAnchorage MunicipalityAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.66.17.2
Spending per listing$2M$2.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment388586593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.7%−11.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,473$1,394$1,288
Median household income$103,284$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4454

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
300 → 280−6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,027
Annual payroll, 2023
$362.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
277Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
829 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality

Population, 2025 estimate
287,155−1.3% since 2020
Households
108,597
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,200
Median home value
$395,900
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Anchorage Municipality marked.

Top counties in Alaska

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

Other business types in Anchorage Municipality

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

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Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 primary care and pediatric clinics in Anchorage Municipality. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 277 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $159.9M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 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 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Anchorage Municipality has 7.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 90, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 388 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?

Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 44 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,031 of 1,656 scored counties.

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