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Medical and dental practices in Autauga County, AL

The medical and dental practices in Autauga County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #828 of 2,394 scored counties
#16 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
106
18 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
57
+9.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,114 a household
Spending per listing
$241K
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.3
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% 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 106 medical and dental practices in Autauga County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 17%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.3, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Autauga County comes to about $25.5M a year: $1,114 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $241K per practice, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Autauga County was 57 in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 402 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $795K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Autauga County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Autauga County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Autauga County is 58 (upper middle), #828 of 2,394 scored counties and #16 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Autauga 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 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.364.484.5
Spending per listing$241K$163K$152K
Households per official establishment402343270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.6%+1.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,114$1,050$1,288
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 57+9.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
531
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10618 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
168The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$795K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Autauga 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 Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Henry County, AL761521.2$466K+7.1%#166 of 2,394
2Lawrence County, AL752719.8$519K+2.3%#193 of 2,394
3Hale County, AL711017.7$496K+2.9%#302 of 2,394
4Elmore County, AL7110331.3$352K+4.2%#313 of 2,394
5Geneva County, AL701716.0$585K+3.2%#330 of 2,394
6Cleburne County, AL701118.4$519K+6.0%#332 of 2,394
7Limestone County, AL6815437.6$312K+18.0%#405 of 2,394
8St. Clair County, AL6813839.3$276K+7.1%#414 of 2,394
9Washington County, AL651321.8$483K−3.3%#516 of 2,394
10Clay County, AL641424.1$396K−0.1%#563 of 2,394
16Autauga County, AL5810646.3$241K+5.1%#828 of 2,394

Other business types in Autauga County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Autauga County, AL?

Autauga County has 106 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.5M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $241K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Autauga County has 46.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $241K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Autauga County would have about 168, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 402 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #828 of 2,394 scored counties.

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