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Chiropractors in Dougherty County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Dougherty County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,092 of 1,490 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On medical and dental services · $908 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,616
−3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 chiropractors in Dougherty County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Dougherty County comes to about $31.1M a year: $908 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 chiropractors, that is $1.9M per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Dougherty County in 2023. That is one for every 6,856 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Dougherty County is 37 (lower middle), #1,092 of 1,490 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.

How Dougherty County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Chiropractors in Dougherty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDougherty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.76.05.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6,8563,1033,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$908$1,150$1,288
Median household income$49,044$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$897K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 chiropractors in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,616−3.0% since 2020
Households
34,280
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,820
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
43,701
Daytime population
96,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Dougherty County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA8371.7$6.4M+11.2%#31 of 1,490
2Walton County, GA8292.5$4.6M+16.0%#43 of 1,490
3Effingham County, GA8272.9$4.1M+14.1%#45 of 1,490
4Bryan County, GA8074.2$3.1M+15.6%#60 of 1,490
5Houston County, GA77152.3$4.8M+8.5%#91 of 1,490
6Barrow County, GA7782.6$4.3M+18.7%#95 of 1,490
7Columbia County, GA75213.8$3.3M+7.9%#144 of 1,490
8Dawson County, GA7154.3$2.9M+30.7%#217 of 1,490
9Jackson County, GA71134.6$2.6M+29.3%#220 of 1,490
10Bulloch County, GA7092.9$3.4M+8.8%#230 of 1,490
50Dougherty County, GA37164.7$1.9M−3.0%#1,092 of 1,490

Other business types in Dougherty County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Dougherty County, GA?

There are 16 chiropractors on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $31.1M a year, or $908 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Dougherty County has 4.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,856 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 37 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,092 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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