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Medical and dental practices in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #175 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
1,663
204 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
710
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$251.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,086 a household
Spending per listing
$151K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
71.7
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
641,231
+4.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,663 medical and dental practices in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 71.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area spend about $251.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,086 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,663 medical and dental practices, that is $151K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 710 businesses with payroll in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 327 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 551 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #175 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Augusta-Richmond County metro area 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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAugusta-Richmond County metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households71.783.684.5
Spending per listing$151K$138K$152K
Households per official establishment327267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,086$1,150$1,288
Median household income$69,344$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7100.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,012
Annual payroll, 2023
$635.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
551Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,663204 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,651The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$5.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area, 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 the Augusta-Richmond County metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
641,231+4.7% since 2020
Households
231,857
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,481 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$69,344+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,940
Median home value
$226,100
Jobs located here
228,609
Daytime population
608,615Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Augusta-Richmond County metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA7713845.8$216K+12.6%#25 of 387
2Warner Robins, GA6445260.7$185K+8.2%#86 of 387
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC521,66371.7$151K+4.7%#175 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA441,89381.8$135K+5.3%#243 of 387
4Dalton, GA4442681.8$127K+3.5%#244 of 387
5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA4236176.5$140K+4.4%#259 of 387
6Valdosta, GA4137365.7$148K+3.3%#265 of 387
7Savannah, GA411,33382.7$137K+8.1%#267 of 387
8Albany, GA3937264.5$150K−1.8%#281 of 387
9Gainesville, GA3962484.8$137K+11.4%#283 of 387

Other business types in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area?

The Augusta-Richmond County metro area has 1,663 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 204 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 710 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 551 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $251.7M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,663 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $151K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 231,857 households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Augusta-Richmond County metro area has 71.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $151K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area would have about 1,651, against 1,663 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 327 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Augusta-Richmond County metro area at 641,231 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,857 households. Median household income in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area is $69,344, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. The Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 52 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #175 of 387 scored metro areas.

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