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Medical and dental practices in Emanuel County, GA
The medical and dental practices in Emanuel County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,271 of 2,394 scored counties
#54 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 35
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On medical and dental services · $892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $212K
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,147
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 medical and dental practices in Emanuel County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 42.1 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Emanuel County spend about $7.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $892 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 medical and dental practices, that is $212K per practice, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Emanuel County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 756 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Emanuel County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Emanuel County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,271 of 2,394 scored counties and #54 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Emanuel 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 | Emanuel County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $212K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 756 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $892 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,772 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 354 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Emanuel 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 Emanuel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,147+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,312
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $52,772+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,783
- Median home value
- $94,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,501
- Daytime population
- 21,685Residents 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 |
| 54Emanuel County, GA | 48 | 35 | 42.1 | $212K | +1.2% | #1,271 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Emanuel 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Emanuel County, GA?
Emanuel County has 35 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Emanuel County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.4M a year, or $892 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $212K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,312 households in Emanuel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emanuel County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Emanuel County has 42.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $212K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Emanuel County would have about 49, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 756 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Emanuel County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Emanuel County at 23,147 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,312 households. Median household income in Emanuel County is $52,772, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Emanuel County scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,271 of 2,394 scored counties.
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