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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Thomas County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,532 of 1,656 scored counties
#70 of 83 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
42
+13.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,005 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,368
+1.3% 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

Thomas County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,532 of 1,656 scored counties and #70 of 83 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Thomas County comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,005 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per clinic, 38% 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 17 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Thomas County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Thomas County classed as offices of physicians, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 445 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Thomas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureThomas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.19.07.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment445537593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.5%−2.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,005$1,150$1,288
Median household income$60,736$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2128

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 42+13.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
527
Annual payroll, 2023
$59.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 offices of physicians in Thomas 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 Thomas County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,368+1.3% since 2020
Households
18,684
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,177
Median home value
$196,700
Jobs located here
21,334
Daytime population
48,014Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Thomas 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
70Thomas County, GA21179.1$1.1M+1.3%#1,532 of 1,656

Other business types in Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 primary care and pediatric clinics in Thomas County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.8M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Thomas County has 9.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Thomas County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 445 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 21 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,532 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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