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Medical and dental practices in the Tallahassee, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Tallahassee, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 1,014
- 105 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 439
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $168M
- On medical and dental services · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $166K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.2
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,442
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,014 medical and dental practices in the Tallahassee metro area. Of those, 105 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 64.2 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,064 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Tallahassee metro area spend about $168M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $166K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 439 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Tallahassee metro area in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 275 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Tallahassee metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Tallahassee metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Tallahassee metro area is 55 (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Tallahassee metro area compares
The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Tallahassee metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.2 | 97.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $166K | $117K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 360 | 218 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +8.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,064 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,261 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 439+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,725
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $428.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 275Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,014105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,442+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 157,965
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $65,261+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,224
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 196,532
- Daytime population
- 422,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 80 | 348 | 49.5 | $223K | +21.1% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 70 | 1,712 | 59.2 | $177K | +19.8% | #57 of 387 |
| 3Tallahassee, FL | 55 | 1,014 | 64.2 | $166K | +3.1% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Homosassa Springs, FL | 52 | 429 | 60.2 | $165K | +11.1% | #171 of 387 |
| 5Punta Gorda, FL | 47 | 663 | 73.2 | $146K | +15.5% | #213 of 387 |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 46 | 2,704 | 82.5 | $137K | +14.4% | #219 of 387 |
| 7Ocala, FL | 45 | 1,169 | 70.9 | $142K | +17.3% | #229 of 387 |
| 8Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 44 | 2,346 | 79.7 | $136K | +11.2% | #242 of 387 |
| 9Port St. Lucie, FL | 43 | 1,608 | 78.3 | $143K | +16.0% | #248 of 387 |
| 10Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | 1,563 | 94.2 | $134K | +10.6% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tallahassee 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Tallahassee, FL metro area?
The Tallahassee metro area has 1,014 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 439 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 275 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Tallahassee, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $168M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,014 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $166K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,965 households in the Tallahassee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tallahassee, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Tallahassee metro area has 64.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $166K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Tallahassee metro area would have about 1,102, against 1,014 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tallahassee, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tallahassee metro area at 397,442 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,965 households. Median household income in the Tallahassee metro area is $65,261, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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 Tallahassee metro area scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored metro areas.
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