Health care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Medical and dental practices in the Athens, TN area
How the Athens, TN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 142
- 31 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.7
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,590
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 142 medical and dental practices in the Athens area. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 22%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 53.7, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,009 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Athens area spend about $26.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $188K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Athens area was 47 in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 563 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Athens area.
Population estimates show the Athens area grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Athens area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #134 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Athens 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 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 | Athens area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.7 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 563 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,438 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47−9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 384
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Athens 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 Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,590+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,453
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $61,438
- Average household income
- $81,180
- Median home value
- $205,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,824
- Daytime population
- 61,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewisburg, TN | 77 | 67 | 49.2 | $220K | +10.5% | #39 of 538 |
| 2Fayetteville, TN | 74 | 60 | 40.4 | $256K | +4.3% | #60 of 538 |
| 3Shelbyville, TN | 73 | 97 | 49.7 | $210K | +9.7% | #65 of 538 |
| 4Newport, TN | 68 | 60 | 38.7 | $230K | +5.1% | #104 of 538 |
| 5Athens, TN | 65 | 142 | 53.7 | $188K | +8.2% | #134 of 538 |
| 6Greeneville, TN | 64 | 122 | 43.0 | $225K | +5.0% | #138 of 538 |
| 7Lawrenceburg, TN | 56 | 97 | 57.1 | $169K | +6.2% | #219 of 538 |
| 8Crossville, TN | 54 | 145 | 51.4 | $191K | +8.0% | #234 of 538 |
| 9Sevierville, TN | 49 | 237 | 58.7 | $174K | +2.5% | #277 of 538 |
| 10Winchester, TN | 49 | 115 | 65.9 | $155K | +6.4% | #282 of 538 |
Other business types in the Athens 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Athens, TN area?
The Athens area has 142 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens, TN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $26.7M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $188K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,453 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, TN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Athens area has 53.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $188K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Athens area would have about 175, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 563 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Athens, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 71,590 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,453 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $61,438, 24% 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 Athens area scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #134 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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