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Physical therapy clinics in Dougherty County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Dougherty County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #573 of 1,422 scored counties
#21 of 67 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On medical and dental services · $908 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,616
−3.0% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Dougherty County comes to about $31.1M a year: $908 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per clinic, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Dougherty County has 9 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 44%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Dougherty County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,856 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Dougherty County is 55 (upper middle), #573 of 1,422 scored counties and #21 of 67 scored counties in Georgia.

How Dougherty 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 physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Dougherty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDougherty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.95.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6,8562,6792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.2%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$908$1,150$1,288
Median household income$49,044$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,616−3.0% since 2020
Households
34,280
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,820
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
43,701
Daytime population
96,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Dougherty County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, GA8482.8$4.3M+29.3%#25 of 1,422
2Coweta County, GA81213.7$3.4M+9.2%#50 of 1,422
3Newton County, GA7961.5$7.5M+11.2%#63 of 1,422
4Barrow County, GA7951.6$6.9M+18.7%#64 of 1,422
5Walton County, GA78113.1$3.8M+16.0%#89 of 1,422
6Paulding County, GA78223.7$3.4M+12.7%#96 of 1,422
7Bulloch County, GA7572.3$4.4M+8.8%#131 of 1,422
8Habersham County, GA6863.6$2.9M+9.3%#260 of 1,422
9Douglas County, GA66193.6$3.1M+6.6%#302 of 1,422
10Henry County, GA66364.2$2.8M+9.5%#307 of 1,422
21Dougherty County, GA5592.6$3.5M−3.0%#573 of 1,422

Other business types in Dougherty County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Dougherty County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 physical therapy clinics in Dougherty County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $31.1M a year, or $908 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Dougherty County has 2.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.5M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,856 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 55 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #573 of 1,422 scored counties.

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