Groundwork

Health care · County · Georgia

Medical and dental practices in Early County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,204 of 2,394 scored counties
#53 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On medical and dental services · $926 a household
Spending per listing
$476K
3.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,455
−3.1% since 2020

See the medical and dental practices around any address in Early County

The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Early County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 8 medical and dental practices in Early County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 19.4 per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $926 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Early County spend about $3.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $476K per practice, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Early County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Early County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Early County is 49 (lower middle), #1,204 of 2,394 scored counties and #53 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Early 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 Early County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEarly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.483.684.5
Spending per listing$476K$138K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$926$1,150$1,288
Median household income$54,083$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Early 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 Early County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,455−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,114
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
513 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$54,083+76.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,964
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
2,989
Daytime population
9,205Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Early County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the medical and dental practices on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Early County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Doctors, dentists and clinics across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Early 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
53Early County, GA49819.4$476K−3.1%#1,204 of 2,394

Other business types in Early County

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

Questions

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

Early County has 8 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Early County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $926 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $476K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,114 households in Early County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Early County has 19.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $476K, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Early County would have about 25, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Early County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Early County at 10,455 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,114 households. Median household income in Early County is $54,083, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 76.5%, 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. Early County scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,204 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Early County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Early County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Early County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Early County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.