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Medical and dental practices in Rabun County, GA
The medical and dental practices in Rabun County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,489 of 2,394 scored counties
#67 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 51
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $160K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rabun County comes to about $8.2M a year: $1,071 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $160K per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 51 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rabun County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 67.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Rabun County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rabun County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rabun County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rabun County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,489 of 2,394 scored counties and #67 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Rabun 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 | Rabun County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.0 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $160K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 381 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,071 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,493 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rabun 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 Rabun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,615
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,747
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,486
- Daytime population
- 15,729Residents 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 |
| 67Rabun County, GA | 44 | 51 | 67.0 | $160K | +5.0% | #1,489 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Rabun 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rabun County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 medical and dental practices in Rabun County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.2M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $160K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rabun County has 67.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $160K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rabun County would have about 54, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% 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. Rabun County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,394 scored counties.
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