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Medical and dental practices in Jackson County, AL
How Jackson 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,926 of 2,394 scored counties
#53 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 128
- 18 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On medical and dental services · $951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $162K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.7
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,281
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,926 of 2,394 scored counties and #53 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Jackson County comes to about $20.7M a year: $951 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $162K per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 128 medical and dental practices on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 58.7, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 321 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jackson County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.7 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $162K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 321 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $951 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,908 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 68+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 412
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,281+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 21,795
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,078 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $51,908+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,531
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,481
- Daytime population
- 47,263Residents 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 |
| 53Jackson County, AL | 34 | 128 | 58.7 | $162K | +3.3% | #1,926 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Jackson County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 128 medical and dental practices in Jackson County. 18 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jackson County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.7M a year, or $951 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 128 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $162K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,795 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Jackson County has 58.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $162K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Jackson County would have about 136, against 128 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 321 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 54,281 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,795 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $51,908 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Jackson County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,926 of 2,394 scored counties.
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