Health care · Metro area · Tennessee
Dentists and orthodontists in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area
How the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #315 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 310
- 33 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 205
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $256M
- On medical and dental services · $1,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $826K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 594,530
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Chattanooga metro area is 35 (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Chattanooga metro area spend about $256M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,106 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $826K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 310 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Chattanooga metro area as of September 2026. 33 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Chattanooga metro area was 205 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,128 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $11.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Chattanooga metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Chattanooga metro area grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Chattanooga metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Chattanooga metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $826K | $978K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,128 | 1,269 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.1% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,106 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,161 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2050.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,705
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 260The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $11.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 594,530+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 231,335
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,089 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 276
- Median household income
- $72,161+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,295
- Median home value
- $272,400
- Jobs located here
- 258,793
- Daytime population
- 593,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 67 | 112 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +8.5% | #74 of 387 |
| 2Morristown, TN | 60 | 42 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +7.9% | #119 of 387 |
| 3Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 56 | 111 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #139 of 387 |
| 4Johnson City, TN | 56 | 77 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #140 of 387 |
| 5Knoxville, TN | 47 | 451 | 11.9 | $924K | +6.9% | #212 of 387 |
| 6Jackson, TN | 45 | 71 | 9.8 | $1M | +2.2% | #223 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, TN | 45 | 52 | 10.4 | $991K | +6.1% | #226 of 387 |
| 8Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 43 | 1,105 | 13.3 | $901K | +8.7% | #251 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 36 | 602 | 11.5 | $936K | −0.3% | #311 of 387 |
| 10Chattanooga, TN-GA | 35 | 310 | 13.4 | $826K | +5.3% | #315 of 387 |
Other business types in the Chattanooga 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics53
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 310 dentists and orthodontists in the Chattanooga metro area. 33 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $256M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 310 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $826K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 231,335 households in the Chattanooga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Chattanooga metro area has 13.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $826K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Chattanooga metro area would have about 260, against 310 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,128 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Chattanooga metro area at 594,530 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,335 households. Median household income in the Chattanooga metro area is $72,161, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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 Chattanooga metro area scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas.
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