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Medical and dental practices in the Vidalia, GA area

The medical and dental practices in the Vidalia, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #505 of 538 scored small-town markets
#20 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
130
10 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
45
+25.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13M
On medical and dental services · $956 a household
Spending per listing
$100K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
95.9
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,180
+1.5% 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

For medical and dental practices, the Vidalia area has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #505 of 538 scored small-town markets and #20 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 medical and dental practices in the Vidalia area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 95.9 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in the Vidalia area spend about $13M a year on medical and dental services, or $956 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $100K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Vidalia area was 45 in 2023, up 25.7% from 2019. That is one for every 301 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $725K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Vidalia area. Population estimates put the population change in the Vidalia area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Vidalia 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Vidalia, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureVidalia areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households95.983.684.5
Spending per listing$100K$138K$152K
Households per official establishment301267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.7%+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$956$1,150$1,288
Median household income$52,500$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+25.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
391
Annual payroll, 2023
$31M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$725K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,180+1.5% since 2020
Households
13,552
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$52,500+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,859
Median home value
$133,500
Jobs located here
13,897
Daytime population
36,383Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vidalia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA7813246.5$260K+29.3%#34 of 538
2Cedartown, GA735735.8$274K+6.0%#64 of 538
3Summerville, GA712325.1$357K+1.5%#77 of 538
Eufaula, AL-GA603231.4$283K−1.2%#164 of 538
4Thomaston, GA575350.0$197K+2.7%#206 of 538
5Bainbridge, GA564441.4$227K0.0%#211 of 538
6Fitzgerald, GA533245.2$194K−0.4%#241 of 538
7Kingsland, GA5214365.9$164K+9.5%#257 of 538
8Cornelia, GA4810260.9$173K+9.3%#288 of 538
9Calhoun, GA4716476.8$137K+6.9%#305 of 538
20Vidalia, GA2113095.9$100K+1.5%#505 of 538

Other business types in the Vidalia area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Vidalia, GA area?

There are 130 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Vidalia area as of September 2026. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 25.7% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Vidalia, GA area spend on medical and dental services?

About $13M a year, or $956 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $100K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,552 households in the Vidalia area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Vidalia area has 95.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $100K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Vidalia area would have about 85, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 301 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Vidalia, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Vidalia area at 36,180 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,552 households. Median household income in the Vidalia area is $52,500, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Vidalia area scores 21 for medical and dental practices (low), #505 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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