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Dentists and orthodontists in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #423 of 526 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
27
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
27
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On medical and dental services · $991 a household
Spending per listing
$949K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,339
+7.3% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, the Tullahoma-Manchester area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #423 of 526 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Tullahoma-Manchester area comes to about $25.6M a year: $991 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $949K per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

The Tullahoma-Manchester area has 27 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Tullahoma-Manchester area was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tullahoma-Manchester area grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Tullahoma-Manchester 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureTullahoma-Manchester areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.511.113.1
Spending per listing$949K$978K$984K
Households per official establishment9571,269952
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.1%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$991$1,088$1,288
Median household income$62,285$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
270.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
274 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 the Tullahoma-Manchester 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 Tullahoma-Manchester area

Population, 2025 estimate
69,339+7.3% since 2020
Households
25,836
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
558 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$62,285
Average household income
$77,589
Median home value
$251,500
Jobs located here
28,313
Daytime population
67,636Residents 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 small-town markets in Tennessee for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Tullahoma-Manchester area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayetteville, TN8353.4$3.1M+4.3%#8 of 526
2Shelbyville, TN80115.6$1.9M+9.7%#22 of 526
3Newport, TN7185.2$1.7M+5.1%#72 of 526
4Greeneville, TN71165.6$1.7M+5.0%#73 of 526
5Lawrenceburg, TN69116.5$1.5M+6.2%#91 of 526
6Lewisburg, TN64118.1$1.3M+10.5%#135 of 526
7Martin, TN6186.0$1.6M+1.1%#157 of 526
8Crossville, TN61217.4$1.3M+8.0%#161 of 526
9McMinnville, TN61127.4$1.3M+6.5%#163 of 526
10Winchester, TN57126.9$1.5M+6.4%#204 of 526
15Tullahoma-Manchester, TN332710.5$949K+7.3%#423 of 526

Other business types in the Tullahoma-Manchester area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 dentists and orthodontists in the Tullahoma-Manchester area. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area spend on medical and dental services?

About $25.6M a year, or $991 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $949K 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 25,836 households in the Tullahoma-Manchester area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Tullahoma-Manchester area has 10.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $949K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Tullahoma-Manchester area would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 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 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Tullahoma-Manchester area at 69,339 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,836 households. Median household income in the Tullahoma-Manchester area is $62,285, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Tullahoma-Manchester area scores 33 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #423 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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