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Dentists and orthodontists in Laurens County, GA
The dentists and orthodontists in Laurens County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,358 of 1,886 scored counties
#53 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On medical and dental services · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,041
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 dentists and orthodontists in Laurens County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $972 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Laurens County spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Laurens County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,162 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurens County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Laurens County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,358 of 1,886 scored counties and #53 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.
How Laurens 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 | Laurens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $964K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,162 | 1,112 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $972 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,010 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Laurens 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 Laurens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,041+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,592
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $55,010+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,138
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,888
- Daytime population
- 49,124Residents 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 |
| 53Laurens County, GA | 38 | 17 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #1,358 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Laurens 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy21
- Optometrists and eye care22
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Laurens County, GA?
There are 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Laurens County as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Laurens County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.1M a year, or $972 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,592 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurens County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Laurens County has 9.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Laurens County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,162 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Laurens County at 51,041 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,592 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $55,010 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.6% 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. Laurens County scores 38 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,358 of 1,886 scored counties.
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