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Dentists and orthodontists in Tuscaloosa County, AL
The dentists and orthodontists in Tuscaloosa County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #943 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 45 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 86
- 11 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $94.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,368
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 dentists and orthodontists in Tuscaloosa County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Tuscaloosa County spend about $94.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,051 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Tuscaloosa County was 55 in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,637 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $642K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Tuscaloosa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tuscaloosa County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Tuscaloosa County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #943 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 45 scored counties in Alabama.
How Tuscaloosa 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.
| Measure | Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,637 | 1,425 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.8% | −4.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,051 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,231 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 55−1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 589
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $642K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,368+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 90,052
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,231+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,929
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,811
- Daytime population
- 249,539Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Tuscaloosa County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 80 | 23 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +18.0% | #71 of 1,886 |
| 2Blount County, AL | 72 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #210 of 1,886 |
| 3Elmore County, AL | 70 | 24 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #272 of 1,886 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 68 | 26 | 7.4 | $1.5M | +7.1% | #321 of 1,886 |
| 5Chilton County, AL | 64 | 13 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #443 of 1,886 |
| 6Russell County, AL | 62 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #490 of 1,886 |
| 7Franklin County, AL | 60 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #551 of 1,886 |
| 8Henry County, AL | 60 | 5 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #569 of 1,886 |
| 9Autauga County, AL | 60 | 19 | 8.3 | $1.3M | +5.1% | #574 of 1,886 |
| 10Colbert County, AL | 59 | 15 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #603 of 1,886 |
| 18Tuscaloosa County, AL | 50 | 86 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #943 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Tuscaloosa County
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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics39
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Tuscaloosa County, AL?
There are 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Tuscaloosa County as of September 2026. 11 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Tuscaloosa County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $94.6M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,052 households in Tuscaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tuscaloosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Tuscaloosa County has 9.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Tuscaloosa County would have about 96, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,637 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Tuscaloosa County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Tuscaloosa County at 241,368 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,052 households. The median household income in Tuscaloosa County is $66,231 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Tuscaloosa County scores 50 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #943 of 1,886 scored counties.
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