Health care · Small-town market · Alabama
Medical and dental practices in the Russellville, AL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Russellville, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #128 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 42
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On medical and dental services · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.1
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,449
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Russellville area comes to about $11.2M a year: $936 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $267K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 42 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Russellville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 35.1 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Russellville area in 2023. That is one for every 629 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Russellville area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Russellville area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #128 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Russellville area 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 | Russellville area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.1 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 629 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $936 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,338 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 the Russellville area, 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 the Russellville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,449+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,954
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 634 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,338
- Average household income
- $68,636
- Median home value
- $136,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,404
- Daytime population
- 28,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Russellville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozark, AL | 73 | 61 | 30.9 | $312K | +1.3% | #62 of 538 |
| 2Enterprise, AL | 67 | 105 | 50.0 | $212K | +6.3% | #119 of 538 |
| 3Russellville, AL | 65 | 42 | 35.1 | $267K | +1.1% | #128 of 538 |
| 4Eufaula, AL-GA | 60 | 32 | 31.4 | $283K | −1.2% | #164 of 538 |
| 5Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 60 | 157 | 41.2 | $232K | 0.0% | #169 of 538 |
| 6Troy, AL | 55 | 62 | 49.7 | $190K | +2.4% | #222 of 538 |
| 7Alexander City, AL | 52 | 67 | 39.2 | $249K | −0.8% | #251 of 538 |
| 8Cullman, AL | 46 | 221 | 62.5 | $165K | +6.7% | #313 of 538 |
| 9Fort Payne, AL | 45 | 141 | 53.9 | $171K | +3.4% | #326 of 538 |
| 10Albertville, AL | 45 | 224 | 61.4 | $169K | +6.0% | #327 of 538 |
Other business types in the Russellville area
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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- 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 the Russellville, AL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 medical and dental practices in the Russellville area. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Russellville, AL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.2M a year, or $936 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $267K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,954 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Russellville, AL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Russellville area has 35.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $267K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Russellville area would have about 73, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 629 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is the Russellville, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Russellville area at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in the Russellville area is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Russellville area scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #128 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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