Health care · Metro area · Georgia
Medical and dental practices in the Valdosta, GA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Valdosta, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #265 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 373
- 32 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 185
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On medical and dental services · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $148K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,276
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Valdosta metro area comes to about $55.2M a year: $973 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $148K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 373 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Valdosta metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 65.7 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 185 businesses with payroll in the Valdosta metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 307 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Valdosta metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Valdosta metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Valdosta metro area is 41 (lower middle), #265 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Valdosta metro area 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 | Valdosta metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.7 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $148K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 307 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $973 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,085 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 185−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,704
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $122.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 362The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Valdosta metro area, 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 the Valdosta metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,276+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 56,786
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $57,085+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,159
- Median home value
- $201,300
- Jobs located here
- 52,940
- Daytime population
- 150,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hinesville, GA | 77 | 138 | 45.8 | $216K | +12.6% | #25 of 387 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 64 | 452 | 60.7 | $185K | +8.2% | #86 of 387 |
| 3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 52 | 1,663 | 71.7 | $151K | +4.7% | #175 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 44 | 1,893 | 81.8 | $135K | +5.3% | #243 of 387 |
| 4Dalton, GA | 44 | 426 | 81.8 | $127K | +3.5% | #244 of 387 |
| 5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 42 | 361 | 76.5 | $140K | +4.4% | #259 of 387 |
| 6Valdosta, GA | 41 | 373 | 65.7 | $148K | +3.3% | #265 of 387 |
| 7Savannah, GA | 41 | 1,333 | 82.7 | $137K | +8.1% | #267 of 387 |
| 8Albany, GA | 39 | 372 | 64.5 | $150K | −1.8% | #281 of 387 |
| 9Gainesville, GA | 39 | 624 | 84.8 | $137K | +11.4% | #283 of 387 |
Other business types in the Valdosta metro area
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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Valdosta, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 373 medical and dental practices in the Valdosta metro area. 32 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 185 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Another 103 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Valdosta, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $55.2M a year, or $973 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 373 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $148K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,786 households in the Valdosta metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Valdosta, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Valdosta metro area has 65.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $148K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Valdosta metro area would have about 362, against 373 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 307 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Valdosta, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Valdosta metro area at 153,276 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,786 households. The median household income in the Valdosta metro area is $57,085 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. The Valdosta metro area scores 41 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #265 of 387 scored metro areas.
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