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Dentists and orthodontists in Houston County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 1,886 scored counties
#23 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 56
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 dentists and orthodontists in Houston County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Houston County comes to about $72.2M a year: $1,130 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 56 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 31% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Houston County in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,485 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Houston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Houston County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #581 of 1,886 scored counties and #23 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $964K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,485 | 1,112 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,130 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 43+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 454
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 23Houston County, GA | 60 | 56 | 8.8 | $1.3M | +8.5% | #581 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Houston 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Houston County, GA?
There are 56 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $72.2M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Houston County has 8.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Houston County would have about 73, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 60 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #581 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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