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Medical and dental practices in Marion County, TN

How Marion County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #958 of 2,394 scored counties
#37 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
51
9 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
23
+9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.0
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,804
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 51 medical and dental practices in Marion County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 43.0 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,001 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $11.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 51 medical and dental practices, that is $233K per practice, 53% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Marion County was 23 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Marion County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Marion County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #958 of 2,394 scored counties and #37 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Marion County 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 Marion County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.074.984.5
Spending per listing$233K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment516320270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.5%+2.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,001$1,088$1,288
Median household income$61,824$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 23+9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
160
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
519 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The 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 Marion County, 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,804+3.2% since 2020
Households
11,869
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
498 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$61,824+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,755
Median home value
$195,200
Jobs located here
7,615
Daytime population
24,764Residents 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 counties in Tennessee for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN843319.2$610K+7.7%#42 of 2,394
2Morgan County, TN801115.3$658K+5.3%#95 of 2,394
3Meigs County, TN76815.3$645K+10.8%#163 of 2,394
4Jackson County, TN75612.5$742K+7.1%#189 of 2,394
5Union County, TN742329.0$346K+8.1%#237 of 2,394
6Hawkins County, TN716326.7$361K+5.0%#310 of 2,394
7Hickman County, TN703436.0$285K+5.0%#347 of 2,394
8Trousdale County, TN681540.5$254K+8.4%#421 of 2,394
9Crockett County, TN671120.0$492K+0.7%#430 of 2,394
10Cannon County, TN671831.2$317K+5.0%#446 of 2,394
37Marion County, TN555143.0$233K+3.2%#958 of 2,394

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Marion County, TN?

Marion County has 51 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Marion County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $11.9M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $233K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,869 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Marion County has 43.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $233K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Marion County would have about 78, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 29,804 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,869 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,824, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Marion County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #958 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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