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Medical and dental practices in the Jackson, TN metro area

The medical and dental practices in the Jackson, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #327 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
594
71 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
212
−11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.1M
On medical and dental services · $996 a household
Spending per listing
$121K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
82.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
184,569
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For medical and dental practices, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #327 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $72.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $996 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $121K per practice, 20% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 594 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 71 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 82.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 212 businesses with payroll in the Jackson metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jackson metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jackson metro 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Jackson, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households82.074.984.5
Spending per listing$121K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment342320270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.8%+2.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$996$1,088$1,288
Median household income$61,177$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
212−11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,783
Annual payroll, 2023
$220.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
210Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
59471 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
473The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
184,569+2.2% since 2020
Households
72,451
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,447
Median home value
$185,300
Jobs located here
84,298
Daytime population
188,381Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clarksville, TN-KY7268154.5$193K+8.5%#45 of 387
2Cleveland, TN5831362.6$165K+6.1%#128 of 387
3Morristown, TN5530563.6$159K+7.9%#154 of 387
4Johnson City, TN5153560.1$166K+4.3%#184 of 387
5Knoxville, TN492,89676.6$144K+6.9%#200 of 387
6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA4581262.0$161K+2.3%#226 of 387
7Chattanooga, TN-GA441,89381.8$135K+5.3%#243 of 387
8Memphis, TN-MS-AR433,79472.6$149K−0.3%#246 of 387
9Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN437,48390.3$133K+8.7%#254 of 387
10Jackson, TN3359482.0$121K+2.2%#327 of 387

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Jackson, TN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 594 medical and dental practices in the Jackson metro area. 71 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Another 210 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Jackson, TN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $72.1M a year, or $996 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 594 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $121K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Jackson metro area has 82.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $121K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 473, against 594 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Jackson metro area scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #327 of 387 scored metro areas.

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