Health care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville, TN area
The medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #60 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 60
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.4
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,853
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,035 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Fayetteville area spend about $15.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $256K per practice, 68% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 60 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Fayetteville area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 40.4 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fayetteville area was 26 in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fayetteville area grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fayetteville area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #60 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Fayetteville 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 | Fayetteville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.4 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,035 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,667 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 605 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The 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 the Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,853+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 14,849
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $64,667
- Average household income
- $85,221
- Median home value
- $229,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,866
- Daytime population
- 30,502Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Fayetteville 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 clinics74
- Dentists and orthodontists83
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Fayetteville, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 medical and dental practices in the Fayetteville area. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Fayetteville, TN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.4M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $256K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,849 households in the Fayetteville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fayetteville, TN area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Fayetteville area has 40.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $256K, 68% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Fayetteville area would have about 101, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fayetteville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Fayetteville area at 36,853 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,849 households. The median household income in the Fayetteville area is $64,667 a year, 20% 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 Fayetteville area scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #60 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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