Health care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens, TN area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #210 of 458 scored small-town markets
#5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,590
- +8.2% since 2020
See the primary care and pediatric clinics around any address in the Athens area
The site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Athens area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Athens area comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Athens area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Athens area in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,323 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Athens area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens area is 54 (upper middle), #210 of 458 scored small-town markets and #5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Athens 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 primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Athens area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,323 | 632 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,438 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 in the Athens 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 Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,590+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,453
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $61,438
- Average household income
- $81,180
- Median home value
- $205,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,824
- Daytime population
- 61,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Athens area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Athens area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPrimary care and pediatrics across Tennessee
Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewisburg, TN | 71 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +10.5% | #76 of 458 |
| 2Newport, TN | 57 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +5.1% | #176 of 458 |
| 3Shelbyville, TN | 56 | 17 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +9.7% | #190 of 458 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 55 | 10 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #200 of 458 |
| 5Athens, TN | 54 | 21 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #210 of 458 |
| 6Greeneville, TN | 50 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #236 of 458 |
| 7Crossville, TN | 46 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +8.0% | #266 of 458 |
| 8Lawrenceburg, TN | 44 | 14 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +6.2% | #289 of 458 |
| 9Winchester, TN | 44 | 20 | 11.5 | $892K | +6.4% | #291 of 458 |
| 10Paris, TN | 41 | 14 | 10.4 | $897K | +2.3% | #312 of 458 |
Other business types in the Athens 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Athens, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Athens area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens, TN area spend on medical and dental services?
About $26.7M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,453 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, TN area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Athens area has 7.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Athens area would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,323 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Athens, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 71,590 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,453 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $61,438, 24% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Athens area scores 54 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #210 of 458 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Athens area. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in the Athens area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Athens area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Athens area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.