Health care · Small-town market · Georgia
Medical and dental practices in the Cornelia, GA area
The medical and dental practices in the Cornelia, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #288 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 102
- 8 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.9
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 medical and dental practices in the Cornelia area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 60.9 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,056 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Cornelia area spend about $17.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 102 medical and dental practices, that is $173K per practice, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in the Cornelia area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 305 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Cornelia area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Cornelia area is 48 (lower middle), #288 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Cornelia 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.
| Measure | Cornelia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.9 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 305 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,056 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1028 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 the Cornelia 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 Cornelia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Cornelia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 78 | 132 | 46.5 | $260K | +29.3% | #34 of 538 |
| 2Cedartown, GA | 73 | 57 | 35.8 | $274K | +6.0% | #64 of 538 |
| 3Summerville, GA | 71 | 23 | 25.1 | $357K | +1.5% | #77 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 60 | 32 | 31.4 | $283K | −1.2% | #164 of 538 |
| 4Thomaston, GA | 57 | 53 | 50.0 | $197K | +2.7% | #206 of 538 |
| 5Bainbridge, GA | 56 | 44 | 41.4 | $227K | 0.0% | #211 of 538 |
| 6Fitzgerald, GA | 53 | 32 | 45.2 | $194K | −0.4% | #241 of 538 |
| 7Kingsland, GA | 52 | 143 | 65.9 | $164K | +9.5% | #257 of 538 |
| 8Cornelia, GA | 48 | 102 | 60.9 | $173K | +9.3% | #288 of 538 |
| 9Calhoun, GA | 47 | 164 | 76.8 | $137K | +6.9% | #305 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cornelia area
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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Cornelia, GA area?
The Cornelia area has 102 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Cornelia, GA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $173K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in the Cornelia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cornelia, GA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Cornelia area has 60.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $173K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Cornelia area would have about 116, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 305 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cornelia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Cornelia area at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. Median household income in the Cornelia area is $67,309, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cornelia area scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #288 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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