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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jackson, TN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jackson, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #341 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
68
9 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
101
−19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.1M
On medical and dental services · $996 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
184,569
+2.2% 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

For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #341 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Jackson metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $72.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $996 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 40% below 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.

Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Jackson metro area in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 717 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Jackson metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jackson metro 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Jackson, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.47.87.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.8M
Households per official establishment717632593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.5%−0.3%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$996$1,088$1,288
Median household income$61,177$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score2736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101−19.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,747
Annual payroll, 2023
$167.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
195Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
689 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Jackson metro 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 Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
184,569+2.2% since 2020
Households
72,451
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,447
Median home value
$185,300
Jobs located here
84,298
Daytime population
188,381Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clarksville, TN-KY56766.1$1.7M+8.5%#148 of 387
2Cleveland, TN47326.4$1.6M+6.1%#228 of 387
3Chattanooga, TN-GA441707.3$1.5M+5.3%#250 of 387
4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN426678.0$1.5M+8.7%#259 of 387
5Knoxville, TN422897.6$1.4M+6.9%#260 of 387
6Morristown, TN40408.3$1.2M+7.9%#271 of 387
7Johnson City, TN38525.8$1.7M+4.3%#283 of 387
8Memphis, TN-MS-AR323927.5$1.4M−0.3%#319 of 387
9Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA29816.2$1.6M+2.3%#333 of 387
10Jackson, TN27689.4$1.1M+2.2%#341 of 387

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Jackson, TN metro area?

The Jackson metro area has 68 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. Another 195 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Jackson, TN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $72.1M a year, or $996 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Jackson metro area has 9.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 41, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. The Jackson metro area scores 27 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #341 of 387 scored metro areas.

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