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Dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14M
On medical and dental services · $1,029 a household
Spending per listing
$14M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,843
+2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 dentist or orthodontist in Lawrence County. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $14M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,029 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, Lawrence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.710.113.1
Spending per listing$14M$1M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,425952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,029$1,050$1,288
Median household income$66,071$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,843+2.3% since 2020
Households
13,627
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$66,071+47.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,069
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
5,153
Daytime population
24,598Residents 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 Lawrence 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
Lawrence County, ALNot scored10.7$14M+2.3%

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Lawrence County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, it comes to $14M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,627 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 14, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 33,843 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,627 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,071 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.2% 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. Lawrence County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lawrence County. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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