# Where to Buy a Business in Alaska

Buyable means an establishment with five to ninety-nine employees in the 36 trades this site covers, counted from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026) and the Census establishment file.

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/alaska
Last checked: 2026-09-23

## The Opportunity

- Buyable businesses: 2,561 of 5,077 establishments in the covered trades
- Buyable per 100,000 residents: 346
- Share of the national buyable market: 0.2%
- Rank among the guided states: 51
- SBA change-of-ownership loans: 65 since FY2020, 8 of them in FY2025
- Median loan: $699,000
- Population: 740,133

## The Deepest Counties in Alaska

Nobody searches a state; they search a metro they can drive across. These hold the most buyable targets in the covered trades, each with its share of the state's.

- Anchorage Municipality: 1,138 buyable (44.4% of the state's)
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 333 buyable (13% of the state's)
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: 291 buyable (11.4% of the state's)
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: 206 buyable (8% of the state's)
- Juneau City and Borough: 103 buyable (4% of the state's)
- Sitka City and Borough: 19 buyable (0.7% of the state's)
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14 buyable (0.5% of the state's)
- Kodiak Island Borough: 13 buyable (0.5% of the state's)
- Chugach Census Area: 6 buyable (0.2% of the state's)
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 3 buyable (0.1% of the state's)

## What Trades Run Deepest in Alaska

- Full-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722511): 350 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Limited-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722513): 325 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210): 222 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-dental-practice
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (NAICS 722515): 209 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (NAICS 238220): 119 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-an-hvac-business
- Child Care Services (NAICS 624410): 108 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-childcare-center

## Method and Source

- Establishment counts: 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html
- Population: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html
- Lending: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026), FY2020 through FY2025

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