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Medical and dental practices in Lauderdale County, AL
How Lauderdale 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,984 of 2,394 scored counties
#54 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 278
- 41 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $146K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 70.8
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,135
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,984 of 2,394 scored counties and #54 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lauderdale County comes to about $40.6M a year: $1,034 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 278 medical and dental practices, that is $146K per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Lauderdale County has 278 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 70.8, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lauderdale County was 137 in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $800K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lauderdale County. Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 70.8 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $146K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 287 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,034 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 137+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $82.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27841 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 266The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $800K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,135+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 39,258
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,306
- Median home value
- $200,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,814
- Daytime population
- 90,942Residents 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 |
| 54Lauderdale County, AL | 33 | 278 | 70.8 | $146K | +3.3% | #1,984 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lauderdale County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 278 medical and dental practices in Lauderdale County. 41 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $40.6M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 278 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $146K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lauderdale County has 70.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $146K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 266, against 278 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 287 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,984 of 2,394 scored counties.
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