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Medical and dental practices in the Johnson City, TN metro area
How the Johnson City, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 535
- 67 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 282
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.7M
- On medical and dental services · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $166K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,416
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Johnson City metro area spend about $88.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $997 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $166K per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Johnson City metro area has 535 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 67 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 60.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 282 businesses with payroll in the Johnson City metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 316 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 254 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $458K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Johnson City metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Johnson City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Johnson City metro area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #184 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Johnson City 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.
| Measure | Johnson City metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.1 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $166K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 316 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $997 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,762 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2820.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $288.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 254Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53567 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 582The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $458K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Johnson City 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 Johnson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,416+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 88,979
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 854 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 247
- Median household income
- $57,762+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,488
- Median home value
- $219,200
- Jobs located here
- 82,986
- Daytime population
- 208,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 72 | 681 | 54.5 | $193K | +8.5% | #45 of 387 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 58 | 313 | 62.6 | $165K | +6.1% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Morristown, TN | 55 | 305 | 63.6 | $159K | +7.9% | #154 of 387 |
| 4Johnson City, TN | 51 | 535 | 60.1 | $166K | +4.3% | #184 of 387 |
| 5Knoxville, TN | 49 | 2,896 | 76.6 | $144K | +6.9% | #200 of 387 |
| 6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 812 | 62.0 | $161K | +2.3% | #226 of 387 |
| 7Chattanooga, TN-GA | 44 | 1,893 | 81.8 | $135K | +5.3% | #243 of 387 |
| 8Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 43 | 3,794 | 72.6 | $149K | −0.3% | #246 of 387 |
| 9Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 43 | 7,483 | 90.3 | $133K | +8.7% | #254 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 33 | 594 | 82.0 | $121K | +2.2% | #327 of 387 |
Other business types in the Johnson City metro 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics29
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Johnson City, TN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 535 medical and dental practices in the Johnson City metro area. 67 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 282 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 254 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Johnson City, TN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $88.7M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 535 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $166K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,979 households in the Johnson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnson City, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Johnson City metro area has 60.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $166K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Johnson City metro area would have about 582, against 535 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 316 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Johnson City, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnson City metro area at 216,416 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,979 households. The median household income in the Johnson City metro area is $57,762 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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 Johnson City metro area scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #184 of 387 scored metro areas.
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