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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Dale County, AL
How Dale County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On medical and dental services · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dale County spend about $19M a year on medical and dental services, or $965 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per clinic, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Dale County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Dale County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,288 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Dale County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dale County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, Dale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dale 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 primary care and pediatric 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 | Dale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,288 | 718 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $965 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Dale 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 Dale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elmore County, AL | 73 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #201 of 1,656 |
| 2Lawrence County, AL | 69 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #275 of 1,656 |
| 3Coffee County, AL | 67 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #319 of 1,656 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 67 | 16 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +7.1% | #322 of 1,656 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 60 | 53 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #515 of 1,656 |
| 6Cullman County, AL | 58 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +6.7% | #566 of 1,656 |
| 7Chilton County, AL | 57 | 10 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #620 of 1,656 |
| 8Limestone County, AL | 56 | 30 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +18.0% | #659 of 1,656 |
| 9Pike County, AL | 55 | 6 | 4.8 | $2M | +2.4% | #681 of 1,656 |
| 10Lee County, AL | 53 | 47 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +8.6% | #753 of 1,656 |
| Dale County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +1.3% |
Other business types in Dale 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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Dale County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 primary care and pediatric clinics in Dale County. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $19M a year, or $965 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Dale County has 2.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $4.8M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Dale County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,288 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Dale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Dale County has no market score for primary care and pediatric clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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