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Medical and dental practices in the Knoxville, TN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Knoxville, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #200 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 2,896
- 416 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 1,219
- +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $416.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,102 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 968,137
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,896 medical and dental practices in the Knoxville metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 76.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Knoxville metro area comes to about $416.8M a year: $1,102 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $144K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 1,219 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Knoxville metro area in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 950 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Knoxville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Knoxville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Knoxville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #200 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Knoxville 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 | Knoxville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.6 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 310 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.4% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,102 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,219+0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 13,825
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 950Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,896416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,733The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Knoxville 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 Knoxville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 968,137+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 378,234
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $72,422
- Average household income
- $98,653
- Median home value
- $290,200
- Jobs located here
- 432,193
- Daytime population
- 955,487Residents 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 Knoxville 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics42
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy42
- 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 Knoxville, TN metro area?
The Knoxville metro area has 2,896 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 416 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,219 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. Another 950 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Knoxville, TN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $416.8M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,896 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $144K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 378,234 households in the Knoxville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Knoxville, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Knoxville metro area has 76.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $144K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Knoxville metro area would have about 2,733, against 2,896 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Knoxville, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Knoxville metro area at 968,137 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 378,234 households. Median household income in the Knoxville metro area is $72,422, 10% 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. 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 Knoxville metro area scores 49 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #200 of 387 scored metro areas.
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