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Dentists and orthodontists in Effingham County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Effingham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #45 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,397
- +14.1% since 2020
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What this means
Effingham County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #45 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Households in Effingham County spend about $28.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,186 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.9M per practice, 95% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Effingham County has 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Effingham County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,699 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Effingham County grew 14.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Effingham 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 dentists and orthodontists 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 | Effingham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $964K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,699 | 1,112 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,186 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,438 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 dentists in Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,397+14.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,287
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $88,438+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,856
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,262
- Daytime population
- 50,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham County, GA | 83 | 15 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +14.1% | #45 of 1,886 |
| 2Haralson County, GA | 81 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +10.0% | #58 of 1,886 |
| 3Putnam County, GA | 80 | 6 | 5.7 | $2M | +7.0% | #73 of 1,886 |
| 4Monroe County, GA | 78 | 6 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +14.1% | #99 of 1,886 |
| 5Walker County, GA | 77 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +3.7% | #107 of 1,886 |
| 6Lee County, GA | 75 | 7 | 5.7 | $2M | +2.9% | #149 of 1,886 |
| 7Lumpkin County, GA | 75 | 7 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +7.5% | #156 of 1,886 |
| 8Paulding County, GA | 72 | 47 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +12.7% | #221 of 1,886 |
| 9Franklin County, GA | 71 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #242 of 1,886 |
| 10Gilmer County, GA | 70 | 7 | 5.4 | $2M | +7.9% | #263 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Effingham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Effingham County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 dentists and orthodontists in Effingham County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Effingham County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.8M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,287 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Effingham County has 6.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Effingham County would have about 29, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,699 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 74,397 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,287 households. Median household income in Effingham County is $88,438, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Effingham County scores 83 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #45 of 1,886 scored counties.
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