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Medical and dental practices in Tift County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Tift County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,309 of 2,394 scored counties
#114 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 256
- 36 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $60K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 163.7
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Tift County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,309 of 2,394 scored counties and #114 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 256 medical and dental practices in Tift County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 163.7 for every 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $977 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Tift County spend about $15.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $60K per practice, 61% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Tift County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tift County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tift 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 | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 163.7 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $60K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 265 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $977 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 59+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,289
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $118.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25636 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The 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 Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents 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 |
| 114Tift County, GA | 19 | 256 | 163.7 | $60K | +2.1% | #2,309 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Tift 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 clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Tift County, GA?
There are 256 medical and dental practices on map listings in Tift County as of September 2026. 36 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 256 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $60K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Tift County has 163.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $60K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Tift County would have about 100, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 19 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,309 of 2,394 scored counties.
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