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Dentists and orthodontists in Grainger County, TN

The dentists and orthodontists in Grainger County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On medical and dental services · $935 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,739
+9.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dentists and orthodontists in Grainger County. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $935 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Grainger County spend about $9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 3 dentists and orthodontists, that is $3M per practice, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Grainger County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Grainger County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Grainger County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grainger County 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Grainger County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrainger CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.111.113.1
Spending per listing$3M$978K$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,269952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.1%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$935$1,088$1,288
Median household income$50,538$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 dentists in Grainger 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 Grainger County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,739+9.2% since 2020
Households
9,660
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$50,538+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,414
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
4,105
Daytime population
19,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Grainger County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN8663.5$3.4M+7.7%#15 of 1,886
2Lincoln County, TN7853.4$3.1M+4.3%#89 of 1,886
3Hawkins County, TN7783.4$2.8M+5.0%#109 of 1,886
4Bedford County, TN77115.6$1.9M+9.7%#115 of 1,886
5Roane County, TN74156.6$1.6M+7.0%#182 of 1,886
6Marion County, TN7265.1$2M+3.2%#212 of 1,886
7Claiborne County, TN6975.1$1.8M+3.6%#289 of 1,886
8Cocke County, TN6985.2$1.7M+5.1%#291 of 1,886
9Greene County, TN69165.6$1.7M+5.0%#292 of 1,886
10Carroll County, TN6854.3$2.2M+2.7%#300 of 1,886
Grainger County, TNNot scored33.1$3M+9.2%

Other business types in Grainger County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Grainger County, TN?

There are 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Grainger County as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Grainger County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Grainger County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,660 households in Grainger County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grainger County, TN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Grainger County has 3.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Grainger County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Grainger County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grainger County at 25,739 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,660 households. The median household income in Grainger County is $50,538 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.7% 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. Grainger County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Grainger County

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