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Medical and dental practices in Dale County, AL
The medical and dental practices in Dale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #648 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 61
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On medical and dental services · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $312K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.9
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 medical and dental practices in Dale County. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 30.9 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dale County comes to about $19M a year: $965 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $312K per practice, 2.1 times 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 Dale County was 20 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 986 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dale County.
Population estimates show Dale County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Dale County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #648 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Dale 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 | Dale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.9 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $312K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 986 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $965 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dale 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 Dale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents 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 |
| 13Dale County, AL | 62 | 61 | 30.9 | $312K | +1.3% | #648 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dale 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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dale County, AL?
Dale County has 61 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $19M a year, or $965 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $312K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dale County has 30.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $312K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dale County would have about 125, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 986 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Dale County scores 62 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #648 of 2,394 scored counties.
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