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Medical and dental practices in Dallas County, AL
How Dallas County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,140 of 2,394 scored counties
#57 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 78
- 14 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On medical and dental services · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.9
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #2,140 of 2,394 scored counties and #57 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 medical and dental practices in Dallas County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 18%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 48.9 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Dallas County spend about $13.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $819 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That is about $167K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.9 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 514 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $819 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 323
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents 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 |
| 57Dallas County, AL | 28 | 78 | 48.9 | $167K | −7.9% | #2,140 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics17
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care8
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dallas County, AL?
There are 78 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.1M a year, or $819 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dallas County has 48.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dallas County would have about 86, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. Median household income in Dallas County is $35,627, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.3%, 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. Dallas County scores 28 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,140 of 2,394 scored counties.
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