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Primary care and pediatric clinics in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,181 of 1,656 scored counties
#41 of 83 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 230
- 20 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 494
- −14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $347.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 230 primary care and pediatric clinics in DeKalb County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 9%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $347.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,209 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 230 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in DeKalb County was 494 in 2023, down 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 860 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in DeKalb County.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,181 of 1,656 scored counties and #41 of 83 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 537 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.1% | −2.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,209 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 575 → 494−14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,342
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $869.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 860Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 195The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 80 | 27 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +12.7% | #93 of 1,656 |
| 2Jackson County, GA | 78 | 14 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +29.3% | #108 of 1,656 |
| 3Effingham County, GA | 77 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +14.1% | #124 of 1,656 |
| 4Barrow County, GA | 70 | 18 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +18.7% | #269 of 1,656 |
| 5Morgan County, GA | 66 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +9.4% | #358 of 1,656 |
| 6Newton County, GA | 63 | 22 | 5.3 | $2M | +11.2% | #437 of 1,656 |
| 7Bryan County, GA | 63 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +15.6% | #440 of 1,656 |
| 8Lamar County, GA | 62 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +12.9% | #474 of 1,656 |
| 9Pike County, GA | 60 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +10.5% | #527 of 1,656 |
| 10Spalding County, GA | 59 | 9 | 3.4 | $3M | +4.9% | #532 of 1,656 |
| 41DeKalb County, GA | 39 | 230 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #1,181 of 1,656 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics34
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in DeKalb County, GA?
There are 230 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 20 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 494 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 14.1% from 2019. Another 860 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $347.3M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 230 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
DeKalb County has 8.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 195, against 230 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 39 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,181 of 1,656 scored counties.
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