Health care · Small-town market · Georgia
Medical and dental practices in the Douglas, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Douglas, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #434 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 119
- 14 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On medical and dental services · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,861
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Douglas area is 32 (lower middle), #434 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $925 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in the Douglas area spend about $17.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 119 medical and dental practices, that is $144K per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Douglas area has 119 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 64.1 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Douglas area was 60 in 2023, down 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Douglas area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Douglas 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 | Douglas area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.1 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 310 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.8% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $925 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $48,870 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60−7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 780
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,861+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,571
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 935 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $48,870+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,317
- Median home value
- $117,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,923
- Daytime population
- 52,302Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
| 16Douglas, GA | 32 | 119 | 64.1 | $144K | +2.9% | #434 of 538 |
Other business types in the Douglas 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Douglas, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 medical and dental practices in the Douglas area. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.8% from 2019. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Douglas, GA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.2M a year, or $925 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,571 households in the Douglas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Douglas, GA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Douglas area has 64.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Douglas area would have about 113, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Douglas, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Douglas area at 52,861 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,571 households. The median household income in the Douglas area is $48,870 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. 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 Douglas area scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #434 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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