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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Carter County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Carter County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #831 of 1,656 scored counties
#20 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
22
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22.5M
On medical and dental services · $920 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,361
+1.7% 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 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Carter County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $920 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $22.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Carter County classed as offices of physicians, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,110 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Carter County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Carter County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #831 of 1,656 scored counties and #20 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Carter 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 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Carter County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.57.87.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.4M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,110632593
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$920$1,088$1,288
Median household income$50,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 220.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,361+1.7% since 2020
Households
24,425
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,526
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
12,579
Daytime population
45,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Carter County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN8074.1$2.9M+7.7%#92 of 1,656
2Hawkins County, TN7452.1$4.5M+5.0%#161 of 1,656
3Marshall County, TN6785.9$1.8M+10.5%#328 of 1,656
4Robertson County, TN65145.0$2.3M+9.9%#373 of 1,656
5Roane County, TN65125.3$2M+7.0%#377 of 1,656
6Rhea County, TN6453.7$2.6M+4.6%#400 of 1,656
7Montgomery County, TN64505.7$1.9M+13.0%#414 of 1,656
8Jefferson County, TN63136.0$1.7M+9.3%#444 of 1,656
9Blount County, TN62315.6$2M+6.0%#467 of 1,656
10Monroe County, TN58105.1$1.9M+7.2%#584 of 1,656
20Carter County, TN50114.5$2M+1.7%#831 of 1,656

Other business types in Carter County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Carter County, TN?

Carter County has 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.5M a year, or $920 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Carter County has 4.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Carter County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,110 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Carter County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Carter County scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #831 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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