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Medical and dental practices in Roane County, TN
How Roane 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #589 of 2,394 scored counties
#20 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 103
- 14 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $238K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.2
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,395
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,076 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Roane County spend about $24.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 103 medical and dental practices, that is $238K per practice, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Roane County has 103 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.2, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Roane County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roane County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Roane County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #589 of 2,394 scored counties and #20 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Roane 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.
| Measure | Roane County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.2 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $238K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 600 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,076 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,885 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 380.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 161The 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 Roane 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 Roane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,395+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,790
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $71,885+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,176
- Median home value
- $232,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,675
- Daytime population
- 43,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 84 | 33 | 19.2 | $610K | +7.7% | #42 of 2,394 |
| 2Morgan County, TN | 80 | 11 | 15.3 | $658K | +5.3% | #95 of 2,394 |
| 3Meigs County, TN | 76 | 8 | 15.3 | $645K | +10.8% | #163 of 2,394 |
| 4Jackson County, TN | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | $742K | +7.1% | #189 of 2,394 |
| 5Union County, TN | 74 | 23 | 29.0 | $346K | +8.1% | #237 of 2,394 |
| 6Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 63 | 26.7 | $361K | +5.0% | #310 of 2,394 |
| 7Hickman County, TN | 70 | 34 | 36.0 | $285K | +5.0% | #347 of 2,394 |
| 8Trousdale County, TN | 68 | 15 | 40.5 | $254K | +8.4% | #421 of 2,394 |
| 9Crockett County, TN | 67 | 11 | 20.0 | $492K | +0.7% | #430 of 2,394 |
| 10Cannon County, TN | 67 | 18 | 31.2 | $317K | +5.0% | #446 of 2,394 |
| 20Roane County, TN | 64 | 103 | 45.2 | $238K | +7.0% | #589 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Roane County
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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Roane County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 medical and dental practices in Roane County. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Roane County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.5M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $238K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,790 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roane County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Roane County has 45.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $238K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Roane County would have about 161, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 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 Roane County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Roane County at 57,395 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,790 households. The median household income in Roane County is $71,885 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.7% 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. Roane County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #589 of 2,394 scored counties.
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