Health care · Small-town market · Alabama
Medical and dental practices in the Albertville, AL area
The medical and dental practices in the Albertville, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #327 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 224
- 28 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,537
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,039 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Albertville area spend about $37.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $169K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 224 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Albertville area as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.4, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Albertville area was 121 in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 301 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Albertville area grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Albertville area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #327 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Albertville area 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Albertville area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.4 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 301 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,039 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,571 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121+17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,040
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Albertville area, 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 the Albertville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,537+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 36,459
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $62,571+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,886
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,328
- Daytime population
- 98,763Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Albertville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozark, AL | 73 | 61 | 30.9 | $312K | +1.3% | #62 of 538 |
| 2Enterprise, AL | 67 | 105 | 50.0 | $212K | +6.3% | #119 of 538 |
| 3Russellville, AL | 65 | 42 | 35.1 | $267K | +1.1% | #128 of 538 |
| 4Eufaula, AL-GA | 60 | 32 | 31.4 | $283K | −1.2% | #164 of 538 |
| 5Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 60 | 157 | 41.2 | $232K | 0.0% | #169 of 538 |
| 6Troy, AL | 55 | 62 | 49.7 | $190K | +2.4% | #222 of 538 |
| 7Alexander City, AL | 52 | 67 | 39.2 | $249K | −0.8% | #251 of 538 |
| 8Cullman, AL | 46 | 221 | 62.5 | $165K | +6.7% | #313 of 538 |
| 9Fort Payne, AL | 45 | 141 | 53.9 | $171K | +3.4% | #326 of 538 |
| 10Albertville, AL | 45 | 224 | 61.4 | $169K | +6.0% | #327 of 538 |
Other business types in the Albertville area
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Albertville, AL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 224 medical and dental practices in the Albertville area. 28 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Albertville, AL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $37.9M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 224 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $169K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,459 households in the Albertville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albertville, AL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Albertville area has 61.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $169K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Albertville area would have about 248, against 224 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 301 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albertville, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Albertville area at 103,537 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,459 households. The median household income in the Albertville area is $62,571 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Albertville area scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #327 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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