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Dentists and orthodontists in Emanuel County, GA

The dentists and orthodontists in Emanuel County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,605 of 1,886 scored counties
#71 of 84 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On medical and dental services · $892 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,147
+1.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Emanuel County is 31 (lower middle), #1,605 of 1,886 scored counties and #71 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $892 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Emanuel County spend about $7.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Emanuel County has 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Emanuel County in 2023. That is one for every 1,187 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emanuel County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Emanuel 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Emanuel County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEmanuel CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.411.913.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$964K$984K
Households per official establishment1,1871,112952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$892$1,150$1,288
Median household income$52,772$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Emanuel 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 Emanuel County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,147+1.2% since 2020
Households
8,312
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$52,772+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,783
Median home value
$94,700
Jobs located here
7,501
Daytime population
21,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Emanuel County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Effingham County, GA83156.2$1.9M+14.1%#45 of 1,886
2Haralson County, GA8165.1$2.1M+10.0%#58 of 1,886
3Putnam County, GA8065.7$2M+7.0%#73 of 1,886
4Monroe County, GA7865.7$2.1M+14.1%#99 of 1,886
5Walker County, GA7772.7$3.8M+3.7%#107 of 1,886
6Lee County, GA7575.7$2M+2.9%#149 of 1,886
7Lumpkin County, GA7576.0$1.9M+7.5%#156 of 1,886
8Paulding County, GA72477.8$1.6M+12.7%#221 of 1,886
9Franklin County, GA7155.6$1.7M+10.5%#242 of 1,886
10Gilmer County, GA7075.4$2M+7.9%#263 of 1,886
71Emanuel County, GA3178.4$1.1M+1.2%#1,605 of 1,886

Other business types in Emanuel County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Emanuel County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dentists and orthodontists in Emanuel County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $7.4M a year, or $892 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 8,312 households in Emanuel County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Emanuel County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Emanuel County has 8.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Emanuel County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,187 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Emanuel County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Emanuel County at 23,147 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,312 households. Median household income in Emanuel County is $52,772, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Emanuel County scores 31 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,605 of 1,886 scored counties.

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