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Medical and dental practices in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,249 of 2,394 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 384
- 40 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 193
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $114K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.7
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Houston County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,249 of 2,394 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 384 medical and dental practices in Houston County. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 88.7 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Houston County comes to about $43.7M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $114K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Houston County in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 224 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $354K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Houston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 88.7 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $114K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 224 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 185 → 193+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,685
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $255.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38440 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $354K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 60Houston County, AL | 23 | 384 | 88.7 | $114K | +2.8% | #2,249 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Houston 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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists25
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy28
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Houston County, AL?
There are 384 medical and dental practices on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 40 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 384 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $114K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Houston County has 88.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $114K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Houston County would have about 287, against 384 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 224 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 23 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,249 of 2,394 scored counties.
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