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Medical and dental practices in Chilton County, AL
The medical and dental practices in Chilton 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 #830 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 76
- 16 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $239K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,708
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 medical and dental practices in Chilton County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 21%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 42.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,014 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Chilton County spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 76 medical and dental practices, that is $239K per practice, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Chilton County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 497 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chilton County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chilton County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #830 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Chilton 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 | Chilton County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.5 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $239K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 497 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,014 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,603 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 36+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The 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 Chilton 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 Chilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,708+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,875
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $65,603+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,550
- Median home value
- $161,300
- Jobs located here
- 9,534
- Daytime population
- 36,082Residents 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 |
| 17Chilton County, AL | 58 | 76 | 42.5 | $239K | +5.9% | #830 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Chilton 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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics57
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Chilton County, AL?
There are 76 medical and dental practices on map listings in Chilton County as of September 2026. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chilton County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.1M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $239K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,875 households in Chilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chilton County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Chilton County has 42.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $239K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Chilton County would have about 119, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 497 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Chilton County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Chilton County at 47,708 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,875 households. Median household income in Chilton County is $65,603, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Chilton County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #830 of 2,394 scored counties.
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