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Medical and dental practices in Douglas County, GA
How Douglas County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,645 of 2,394 scored counties
#76 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 414
- 74 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 165
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 154,293
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 414 medical and dental practices in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Douglas County comes to about $59.7M a year: $1,146 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $144K per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Douglas County was 165 in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 316 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,645 of 2,394 scored counties and #76 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.5 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 316 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,146 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,984 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153 → 165+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,415
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $108.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41474 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 391The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 154,293+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 52,079
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 200 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 739
- Median household income
- $82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,270
- Median home value
- $296,900
- Jobs located here
- 54,494
- Daytime population
- 134,308Residents 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 |
| 76Douglas County, GA | 41 | 414 | 79.5 | $144K | +6.6% | #1,645 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics35
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Douglas County, GA?
There are 414 medical and dental practices on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 74 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.7M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 414 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Douglas County has 79.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Douglas County would have about 391, against 414 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 316 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 41 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,645 of 2,394 scored counties.
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