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Medical and dental practices in Sumner County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Sumner County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,493 of 2,394 scored counties
#61 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 612
- 102 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 267
- +16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $94.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,203 a household
- Spending per listing
- $155K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 77.9
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Sumner County comes to about $94.6M a year: $1,203 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 612 medical and dental practices, that is $155K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 612 medical and dental practices on map listings in Sumner County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 77.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sumner County was 267 in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 188 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sumner County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sumner County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Sumner County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,493 of 2,394 scored counties and #61 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 77.9 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $155K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 294 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.1% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,203 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230 → 267+16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $359.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 188Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 612102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 620The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 |
| 61Sumner County, TN | 44 | 612 | 77.9 | $155K | +9.2% | #1,493 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Sumner 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Sumner County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 612 medical and dental practices in Sumner County. 102 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 267 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 188 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $94.6M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 612 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $155K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Sumner County has 77.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $155K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Sumner County would have about 620, against 612 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,493 of 2,394 scored counties.
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