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Medical and dental practices in Burke County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Burke County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #560 of 2,394 scored counties
#30 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
21
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On medical and dental services · $996 a household
Spending per listing
$436K
2.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,408
−0.9% 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 21 medical and dental practices in Burke County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 22.9 per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $996 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Burke County spend about $9.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $436K per practice, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Burke County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Burke County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Burke County is 64 (upper middle), #560 of 2,394 scored counties and #30 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Burke 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Burke County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBurke CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.983.684.5
Spending per listing$436K$138K$152K
Households per official establishment1,020267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$996$1,150$1,288
Median household income$53,014$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
211 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Burke 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 Burke County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,408−0.9% since 2020
Households
9,184
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$53,014+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,205
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
9,829
Daytime population
24,943Residents 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 counties in Georgia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Burke County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA871914.6$866K+6.8%#13 of 2,394
2Oglethorpe County, GA86611.1$983K+10.4%#23 of 2,394
3Madison County, GA84119.8$1M+8.8%#40 of 2,394
4Pike County, GA841420.8$561K+10.5%#44 of 2,394
5Banks County, GA821014.6$729K+17.3%#70 of 2,394
6Jasper County, GA821321.8$475K+20.2%#75 of 2,394
7Long County, GA8069.7$1M+32.6%#93 of 2,394
8Pierce County, GA771215.8$664K+5.1%#136 of 2,394
9Walker County, GA774717.8$562K+3.7%#139 of 2,394
10Jones County, GA761917.6$618K+2.8%#164 of 2,394
30Burke County, GA642122.9$436K−0.9%#560 of 2,394

Other business types in Burke County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Burke County, GA?

Burke County has 21 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Burke County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.1M a year, or $996 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $436K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,184 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burke County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Burke County has 22.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $436K, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Burke County would have about 60, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Burke County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Burke County at 24,408 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,184 households. Median household income in Burke County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Burke County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #560 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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