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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area
How the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #333 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 81
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 246
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.5M
- On medical and dental services · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,834
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #333 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area spend about $130.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $997 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 81 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.6M per clinic, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 81 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area was 246 in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $594K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area. Population estimates show the Kingsport-Bristol metro area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kingsport-Bristol 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.
| Measure | Kingsport-Bristol metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 532 | 632 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $997 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,792 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 246−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,940
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $439.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 225Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $594K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Kingsport-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,834+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,939
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,011 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $57,792+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,119
- Median home value
- $198,400
- Jobs located here
- 120,004
- Daytime population
- 304,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Kingsport-Bristol metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 56 | 76 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +8.5% | #148 of 387 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 47 | 32 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #228 of 387 |
| 3Chattanooga, TN-GA | 44 | 170 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +5.3% | #250 of 387 |
| 4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 42 | 667 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +8.7% | #259 of 387 |
| 5Knoxville, TN | 42 | 289 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +6.9% | #260 of 387 |
| 6Morristown, TN | 40 | 40 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +7.9% | #271 of 387 |
| 7Johnson City, TN | 38 | 52 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +4.3% | #283 of 387 |
| 8Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 32 | 392 | 7.5 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #319 of 387 |
| 9Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 29 | 81 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #333 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 27 | 68 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #341 of 387 |
Other business types in the Kingsport-Bristol metro 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 246 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 225 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $130.5M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 130,939 households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 6.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area would have about 73, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsport-Bristol metro area at 314,834 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,939 households. Median household income in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area is $57,792, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 29 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #333 of 387 scored metro areas.
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