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Medical and dental practices in Union County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,781 of 2,394 scored counties
#82 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
91
9 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
38
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12M
On medical and dental services · $1,047 a household
Spending per listing
$132K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
79.2
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,859
+12.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 medical and dental practices in Union County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Union County spend about $12M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,047 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $132K per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 302 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $370K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Union County.

Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Union County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,781 of 2,394 scored counties and #82 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Union 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 Union County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households79.283.684.5
Spending per listing$132K$138K$152K
Households per official establishment302267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,047$1,150$1,288
Median household income$66,176$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 38+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
224
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
919 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$370K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,859+12.3% since 2020
Households
11,490
Median age
54.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$66,176+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,627
Median home value
$307,400
Jobs located here
7,649
Daytime population
24,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Union 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
82Union County, GA389179.2$132K+12.3%#1,781 of 2,394

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

There are 91 medical and dental practices on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12M a year, or $1,047 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $132K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,490 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 79.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $132K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Union County would have about 79, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 302 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Union County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 27,859 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,490 households. Median household income in Union County is $66,176, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Union County scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,781 of 2,394 scored counties.

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