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Physical therapy clinics in Lauderdale County, AL
How Lauderdale County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,127 of 1,422 scored counties
#24 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 23
- 11 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,135
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Lauderdale County is 34 (lower middle), #1,127 of 1,422 scored counties and #24 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 physical therapy clinics in Lauderdale County. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
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. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,309 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lauderdale County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, 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 physical therapy clinics 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 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,309 | 2,699 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +23.1% |
| 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 | 34 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists 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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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Lauderdale County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Clair County, AL | 81 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +7.1% | #45 of 1,422 |
| 2Limestone County, AL | 71 | 15 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +18.0% | #205 of 1,422 |
| 3Coffee County, AL | 71 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +6.3% | #207 of 1,422 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 60 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +5.1% | #435 of 1,422 |
| 5Elmore County, AL | 60 | 13 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #445 of 1,422 |
| 6Blount County, AL | 59 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #463 of 1,422 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 59 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #468 of 1,422 |
| 8Chilton County, AL | 59 | 6 | 3.4 | $3M | +5.9% | #470 of 1,422 |
| 9Lee County, AL | 58 | 33 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +8.6% | #512 of 1,422 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 57 | 38 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #537 of 1,422 |
| 24Lauderdale County, AL | 34 | 23 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #1,127 of 1,422 |
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Lauderdale County, AL?
Lauderdale County has 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
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 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. 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 physical therapy clinics?
Lauderdale County has 5.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,309 households, against one for every 2,482 across 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 34 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,127 of 1,422 scored counties.
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