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Medical and dental practices in Clayton County, GA
The medical and dental practices in Clayton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,889 of 2,394 scored counties
#90 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 675
- 96 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 196
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.8M
- On medical and dental services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $155K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Clayton County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,889 of 2,394 scored counties and #90 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Clayton County comes to about $104.8M a year: $990 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $155K per practice, 2% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Clayton County has 675 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 63.7 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clayton County in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 541 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clayton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clayton County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.7 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $155K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 541 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $990 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 190 → 196+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 67596 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 687The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents 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 |
| 90Clayton County, GA | 35 | 675 | 63.7 | $155K | −0.6% | #1,889 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Clayton County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 675 medical and dental practices in Clayton County. 96 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $104.8M a year, or $990 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 675 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $155K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Clayton County has 63.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $155K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clayton County would have about 687, against 675 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 541 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 35 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,889 of 2,394 scored counties.
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