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Dentists and orthodontists in Chambers County, AL

The dentists and orthodontists in Chambers County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #849 of 1,886 scored counties
#16 of 45 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On medical and dental services · $930 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,253
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dentists and orthodontists in Chambers County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chambers County comes to about $12.5M a year: $930 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.4M per practice, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Chambers County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 3,359 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chambers County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chambers County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #849 of 1,886 scored counties and #16 of 45 scored counties in Alabama.

How Chambers County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Chambers County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.710.113.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$1M$984K
Households per official establishment3,3591,425952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$930$1,050$1,288
Median household income$49,656$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 dentists in Chambers County, 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 Chambers County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,253−0.9% since 2020
Households
13,434
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$49,656+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,288
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
8,841
Daytime population
28,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Chambers County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL80235.6$2.1M+18.0%#71 of 1,886
2Blount County, AL7294.1$2.5M+1.8%#210 of 1,886
3Elmore County, AL70247.3$1.5M+4.2%#272 of 1,886
4St. Clair County, AL68267.4$1.5M+7.1%#321 of 1,886
5Chilton County, AL64137.3$1.4M+5.9%#443 of 1,886
6Russell County, AL62104.2$2.2M−0.6%#490 of 1,886
7Franklin County, AL6065.0$1.9M+1.1%#551 of 1,886
8Henry County, AL6057.1$1.4M+7.1%#569 of 1,886
9Autauga County, AL60198.3$1.3M+5.1%#574 of 1,886
10Colbert County, AL59156.2$1.6M+3.8%#603 of 1,886
16Chambers County, AL5296.7$1.4M−0.9%#849 of 1,886

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Chambers County, AL?

Chambers County has 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Chambers County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $12.5M a year, or $930 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,434 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chambers County, AL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Chambers County has 6.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Chambers County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,359 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Chambers County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 34,253 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,434 households. The median household income in Chambers County is $49,656 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Chambers County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #849 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Chambers County

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