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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #362 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 95
- 7 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 230
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $978K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,148
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Athens-Clarke County metro area scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #362 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Athens-Clarke County metro area spend about $92.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,079 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $978K per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 95 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Athens-Clarke County metro area was 230 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 374 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Athens-Clarke County metro area. Population estimates show the Athens-Clarke County metro area grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Athens-Clarke County 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 primary care and pediatric 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.
| Measure | Athens-Clarke County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $978K | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 374 | 537 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | −2.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,079 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,608 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $340M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 957 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Athens-Clarke County 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,148+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 86,101
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,025 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 215
- Median household income
- $65,608+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,551
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Jobs located here
- 94,787
- Daytime population
- 224,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Athens-Clarke County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hinesville, GA | 55 | 19 | 6.3 | $1.6M | +12.6% | #156 of 387 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 46 | 50 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +8.2% | #236 of 387 |
| 3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 44 | 155 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #248 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 44 | 170 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +5.3% | #250 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, GA | 42 | 50 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +11.4% | #258 of 387 |
| 5Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 38 | 2,207 | 9.5 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #288 of 387 |
| 6Savannah, GA | 35 | 132 | 8.2 | $1.4M | +8.1% | #300 of 387 |
| 7Dalton, GA | 35 | 51 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +3.5% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 28 | 47 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #338 of 387 |
| 9Albany, GA | 25 | 40 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −1.8% | #348 of 387 |
| 11Athens-Clarke County, GA | 20 | 95 | 11.0 | $978K | +3.9% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Athens-Clarke County 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics20
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics29
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens-Clarke County metro area. 7 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 230 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.9M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $978K per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,101 households in the Athens-Clarke County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 11.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $978K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Athens-Clarke County metro area would have about 52, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 374 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens-Clarke County metro area at 224,148 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,101 households. Median household income in the Athens-Clarke County metro area is $65,608, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.0%, 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area scores 20 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #362 of 387 scored metro areas.
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