Groundwork

Health care · County · Georgia

Primary care and pediatric clinics in Chatham County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Chatham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,329 of 1,656 scored counties
#53 of 83 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
111
15 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
306
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$132.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,099 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
311,855
+5.7% since 2020

See the primary care and pediatric clinics around any address in Chatham County

The site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

Chatham County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,329 of 1,656 scored counties and #53 of 83 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chatham County comes to about $132.3M a year: $1,099 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 111 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

There are 111 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 14%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 306 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as offices of physicians, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 393 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Chatham County. Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chatham 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 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Chatham County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureChatham CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.29.07.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment393537593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%−2.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,099$1,150$1,288
Median household income$71,097$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3328

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
280 → 306+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,902
Annual payroll, 2023
$380.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
309Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$7.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Chatham 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 Chatham County

Population, 2025 estimate
311,855+5.7% since 2020
Households
120,383
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
433 sq. mi.
People per square mile
695
Median household income
$71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,268
Median home value
$302,700
Jobs located here
168,123
Daytime population
342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Chatham County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Primary care and pediatrics across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA80274.5$2.8M+12.7%#93 of 1,656
2Jackson County, GA78144.9$2.4M+29.3%#108 of 1,656
3Effingham County, GA77104.1$2.9M+14.1%#124 of 1,656
4Barrow County, GA70185.8$1.9M+18.7%#269 of 1,656
5Morgan County, GA6656.2$1.9M+9.4%#358 of 1,656
6Newton County, GA63225.3$2M+11.2%#437 of 1,656
7Bryan County, GA63116.6$1.9M+15.6%#440 of 1,656
8Lamar County, GA6257.0$1.5M+12.9%#474 of 1,656
9Pike County, GA6068.9$1.3M+10.5%#527 of 1,656
10Spalding County, GA5993.4$3M+4.9%#532 of 1,656
53Chatham County, GA331119.2$1.2M+5.7%#1,329 of 1,656

Other business types in Chatham County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Chatham County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 111 primary care and pediatric clinics in Chatham County. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. Official counts list 309 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $132.3M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Chatham County has 9.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Chatham County would have about 74, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 393 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 33 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,329 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chatham County. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in Chatham County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Chatham County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.