Birmingham, AL · Healthcare
Healthcare in Birmingham, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 742 physician offices in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area in 2023, employing 11,568 people with $1.1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
742
47th most of 387 US metro areas
11,568
15.6 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$1.1 billion
$94,427 per employee
62%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
+1.9%
in the number of businesses (728 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Birmingham.
- Birmingham ranks 47th of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 15.6 employees each, against 13.3 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $94,427 per employee a year, against $106,949.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Healthcare in Birmingham
How many physician offices are there in Birmingham?
742 in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 11,568 people and paid $1.1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Birmingham market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 728 to 742 (+1.9%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Birmingham?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Birmingham business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Healthcare in other markets
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is physician offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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