Health care · Small-town market · Alabama
Medical and dental practices in the Selma, AL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Selma, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #420 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 78
- 14 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On medical and dental services · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.9
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Selma area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #420 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $819 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in the Selma area spend about $13.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $167K per practice, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Selma area has 78 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 48.9 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Selma area in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Selma area declined 7.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Selma 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 | Selma area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.9 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 514 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $819 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 323
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Selma 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 Selma area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents 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 Selma 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 |
| 12Selma, AL | 34 | 78 | 48.9 | $167K | −7.9% | #420 of 538 |
Other business types in the Selma 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care12
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Selma, AL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 medical and dental practices in the Selma area. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Selma, AL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.1M a year, or $819 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $167K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in the Selma area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selma, AL area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Selma area has 48.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $167K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Selma area would have about 86, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Selma, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Selma area at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. The median household income in the Selma area is $35,627 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.3% 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. 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 Selma area scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #420 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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