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Medical and dental practices in Ben Hill County, GA
The medical and dental practices in Ben Hill County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,330 of 2,394 scored counties
#59 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 32
- 7 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On medical and dental services · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.2
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,099
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 medical and dental practices in Ben Hill County. 7 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 45.2 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $876 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Ben Hill County spend about $6.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 32 medical and dental practices, that is $194K per practice, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ben Hill County in 2023. That is one for every 2,361 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Ben Hill County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ben Hill County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,330 of 2,394 scored counties and #59 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Ben Hill 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 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.
| Measure | Ben Hill County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.2 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,361 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $876 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $41,758 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 327 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,099−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,082
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 250 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $41,758+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,193
- Median home value
- $112,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,834
- Daytime population
- 16,434Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 87 | 19 | 14.6 | $866K | +6.8% | #13 of 2,394 |
| 2Oglethorpe County, GA | 86 | 6 | 11.1 | $983K | +10.4% | #23 of 2,394 |
| 3Madison County, GA | 84 | 11 | 9.8 | $1M | +8.8% | #40 of 2,394 |
| 4Pike County, GA | 84 | 14 | 20.8 | $561K | +10.5% | #44 of 2,394 |
| 5Banks County, GA | 82 | 10 | 14.6 | $729K | +17.3% | #70 of 2,394 |
| 6Jasper County, GA | 82 | 13 | 21.8 | $475K | +20.2% | #75 of 2,394 |
| 7Long County, GA | 80 | 6 | 9.7 | $1M | +32.6% | #93 of 2,394 |
| 8Pierce County, GA | 77 | 12 | 15.8 | $664K | +5.1% | #136 of 2,394 |
| 9Walker County, GA | 77 | 47 | 17.8 | $562K | +3.7% | #139 of 2,394 |
| 10Jones County, GA | 76 | 19 | 17.6 | $618K | +2.8% | #164 of 2,394 |
| 59Ben Hill County, GA | 47 | 32 | 45.2 | $194K | −0.4% | #1,330 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Ben Hill 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Ben Hill County, GA?
There are 32 medical and dental practices on map listings in Ben Hill County as of September 2026. 7 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ben Hill County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.2M a year, or $876 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $194K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,082 households in Ben Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ben Hill County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Ben Hill County has 45.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $194K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ben Hill County would have about 41, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,361 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Ben Hill County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Ben Hill County at 17,099 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,082 households. Median household income in Ben Hill County is $41,758, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Ben Hill County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,330 of 2,394 scored counties.
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