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Medical and dental practices in Houston County, GA
How Houston 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,421 of 2,394 scored counties
#62 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 415
- 49 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 221
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $174K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,130 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $72.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $174K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Houston County has 415 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 65.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% 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 Houston County was 221 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 289 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Houston County.
Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Houston County is 45 (lower middle), #1,421 of 2,394 scored counties and #62 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.0 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $174K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 289 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,130 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 204 → 221+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $137.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41549 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 473The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents 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 |
| 62Houston County, GA | 45 | 415 | 65.0 | $174K | +8.5% | #1,421 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Houston 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Houston County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 415 medical and dental practices in Houston County. 49 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Another 108 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $72.2M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 415 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $174K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Houston County has 65.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $174K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Houston County would have about 473, against 415 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 289 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. 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. Houston County scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,421 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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