Health care · Small-town market · Alabama
Medical and dental practices in the Alexander City, AL area
The medical and dental practices in the Alexander City, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #251 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 67
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On medical and dental services · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $249K
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.2
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Alexander City area comes to about $16.7M a year: $977 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 medical and dental practices, that is $249K per practice, 63% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Alexander City area has 67 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 39.2 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Alexander City area in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 416 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Alexander City area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Alexander City area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #251 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Alexander City 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 | Alexander City area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.2 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $249K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 416 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.1% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $977 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41+17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 677 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 Alexander City 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 Alexander City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents 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 Alexander City 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 Alexander City 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Alexander City, AL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 medical and dental practices in the Alexander City area. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Alexander City, AL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $16.7M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $249K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,076 households in the Alexander City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexander City, AL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Alexander City area has 39.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $249K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Alexander City area would have about 109, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 416 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Alexander City, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexander City area at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in the Alexander City area is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Alexander City area scores 52 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #251 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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