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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #450 of 1,656 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −26.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 primary care and pediatric clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $49.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,370 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $3.1M per clinic, 75% above 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 45 businesses with payroll in Fairbanks North Star Borough classed as offices of physicians, down 26.2% from 2019. That is one for every 808 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Fairbanks North Star Borough declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #450 of 1,656 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough 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.
| Measure | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 808 | 586 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.2% | −11.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,370 | $1,394 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 45−26.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 622
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 69 | 23 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +10.4% | #284 of 1,656 |
| 2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 62 | 16 | 4.4 | $3.1M | −1.4% | #450 of 1,656 |
| 3Juneau City and Borough, AK | 58 | 8 | 6.1 | $2.4M | −1.8% | #560 of 1,656 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 50 | 20 | 8.2 | $1.6M | +5.1% | #845 of 1,656 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 44 | 82 | 7.6 | $2M | −1.3% | #1,031 of 1,656 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 41 | 7 | 12.2 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #1,136 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
There are 16 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 26.2% from 2019. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on medical and dental services?
About $49.8M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 4.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 28, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 808 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #450 of 1,656 scored counties.
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