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Medical and dental practices in Chambers County, AL
The medical and dental practices in Chambers County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,324 of 2,394 scored counties
#30 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 60
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On medical and dental services · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.7
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,253
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chambers County spend about $12.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $930 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $208K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 60 medical and dental practices on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 44.7 per 10,000 households, 47% 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 Chambers County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chambers County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,324 of 2,394 scored counties and #30 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Chambers 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.
| Measure | Chambers County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.7 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,221 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $930 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,656 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 603 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,253−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,434
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $49,656+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,288
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,841
- Daytime population
- 28,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry County, AL | 76 | 15 | 21.2 | $466K | +7.1% | #166 of 2,394 |
| 2Lawrence County, AL | 75 | 27 | 19.8 | $519K | +2.3% | #193 of 2,394 |
| 3Hale County, AL | 71 | 10 | 17.7 | $496K | +2.9% | #302 of 2,394 |
| 4Elmore County, AL | 71 | 103 | 31.3 | $352K | +4.2% | #313 of 2,394 |
| 5Geneva County, AL | 70 | 17 | 16.0 | $585K | +3.2% | #330 of 2,394 |
| 6Cleburne County, AL | 70 | 11 | 18.4 | $519K | +6.0% | #332 of 2,394 |
| 7Limestone County, AL | 68 | 154 | 37.6 | $312K | +18.0% | #405 of 2,394 |
| 8St. Clair County, AL | 68 | 138 | 39.3 | $276K | +7.1% | #414 of 2,394 |
| 9Washington County, AL | 65 | 13 | 21.8 | $483K | −3.3% | #516 of 2,394 |
| 10Clay County, AL | 64 | 14 | 24.1 | $396K | −0.1% | #563 of 2,394 |
| 30Chambers County, AL | 47 | 60 | 44.7 | $208K | −0.9% | #1,324 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Chambers 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 orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics42
- 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 Chambers County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 medical and dental practices in Chambers County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chambers County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.5M a year, or $930 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $208K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,434 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chambers County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Chambers County has 44.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $208K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Chambers County would have about 82, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Chambers County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Chambers County at 34,253 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,434 households. The median household income in Chambers County is $49,656 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Chambers County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,324 of 2,394 scored counties.
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