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Dentists and orthodontists in Lee County, GA
The dentists and orthodontists in Lee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #149 of 1,886 scored counties
#6 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,150 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,179
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #149 of 1,886 scored counties and #6 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Lee County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lee County comes to about $14.1M a year: $1,150 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.1 times 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lee County in 2023. That is one for every 2,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lee County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $964K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,457 | 1,112 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,150 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,168 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,179+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,287
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $89,168+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,626
- Median home value
- $231,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,593
- Daytime population
- 27,704Residents 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 Lee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lee County, GA?
Lee County has 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Lee County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.1M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,287 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lee County has 5.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lee County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,457 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 34,179 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,287 households. The median household income in Lee County is $89,168 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Lee County scores 75 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #149 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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