Health care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Medical and dental practices in the Cookeville, TN area
The medical and dental practices in the Cookeville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #379 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 420
- 51 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57.5M
- On medical and dental services · $979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $137K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,477
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 420 medical and dental practices in the Cookeville area. 51 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 71.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $979 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the Cookeville area spend about $57.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 420 medical and dental practices, that is $137K per practice, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 172 businesses with payroll in the Cookeville area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 341 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 100 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $409K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Cookeville area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Cookeville area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cookeville area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #379 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Cookeville 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 | Cookeville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.6 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $137K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 341 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $979 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,380 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 172−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $89.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42051 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 377The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $409K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Cookeville 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 Cookeville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,477+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,693
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $55,380
- Average household income
- $75,930
- Median home value
- $237,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,382
- Daytime population
- 142,620Residents 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 Cookeville 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 |
| 12Cookeville, TN | 39 | 420 | 71.6 | $137K | +7.6% | #379 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cookeville 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Cookeville, TN area?
There are 420 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Cookeville area as of September 2026. 51 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. Official counts list 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cookeville, TN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $57.5M a year, or $979 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 420 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $137K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,693 households in the Cookeville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cookeville, TN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Cookeville area has 71.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $137K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Cookeville area would have about 377, against 420 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 341 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cookeville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Cookeville area at 152,477 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,693 households. Median household income in the Cookeville area is $55,380, 31% 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 Cookeville area scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #379 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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