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Medical and dental practices in Monroe County, AL
The medical and dental practices in Monroe County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,314 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 25
- 6 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On medical and dental services · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $260K
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.0
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,965
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Monroe County comes to about $6.5M a year: $883 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 medical and dental practices, that is $260K per practice, 71% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Monroe County has 25 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 24%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 34.0 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 920 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,314 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.0 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $260K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 920 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $883 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $42,292 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 256 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,965−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,363
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,026 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $42,292+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,409
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,784
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents 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 |
| 28Monroe County, AL | 47 | 25 | 34.0 | $260K | −3.8% | #1,314 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Monroe County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 medical and dental practices in Monroe County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.5M a year, or $883 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $260K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,363 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Monroe County has 34.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $260K, 71% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Monroe County would have about 43, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 920 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 18,965 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,363 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $42,292 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Monroe County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,314 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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