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Medical and dental practices in Blount County, TN
The medical and dental practices in Blount County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,146 of 2,394 scored counties
#47 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 350
- 46 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $178K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 350 medical and dental practices in Blount County. 46 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 63.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Blount County comes to about $62.2M a year: $1,120 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $178K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Blount County in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 434 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Blount County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Blount County is 51 (upper middle), #1,146 of 2,394 scored counties and #47 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Blount 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 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.0 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $178K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 434 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,120 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 128+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,063
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35046 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 408The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 84 | 33 | 19.2 | $610K | +7.7% | #42 of 2,394 |
| 2Morgan County, TN | 80 | 11 | 15.3 | $658K | +5.3% | #95 of 2,394 |
| 3Meigs County, TN | 76 | 8 | 15.3 | $645K | +10.8% | #163 of 2,394 |
| 4Jackson County, TN | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | $742K | +7.1% | #189 of 2,394 |
| 5Union County, TN | 74 | 23 | 29.0 | $346K | +8.1% | #237 of 2,394 |
| 6Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 63 | 26.7 | $361K | +5.0% | #310 of 2,394 |
| 7Hickman County, TN | 70 | 34 | 36.0 | $285K | +5.0% | #347 of 2,394 |
| 8Trousdale County, TN | 68 | 15 | 40.5 | $254K | +8.4% | #421 of 2,394 |
| 9Crockett County, TN | 67 | 11 | 20.0 | $492K | +0.7% | #430 of 2,394 |
| 10Cannon County, TN | 67 | 18 | 31.2 | $317K | +5.0% | #446 of 2,394 |
| 47Blount County, TN | 51 | 350 | 63.0 | $178K | +6.0% | #1,146 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Blount County
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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy75
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Blount County, TN?
There are 350 medical and dental practices on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. 46 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $62.2M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 350 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Blount County has 63.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Blount County would have about 408, against 350 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 434 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,146 of 2,394 scored counties.
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