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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Putnam County, TN
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Putnam County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,406 of 1,656 scored counties
#62 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 37
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $911K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Putnam County is 29 (lower middle), #1,406 of 1,656 scored counties and #62 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 primary care and pediatric clinics in Putnam County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,003 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $33.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 37 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $911K per clinic, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Putnam County was 66 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 509 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $409K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Putnam County. Population estimates show Putnam County grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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.
| Measure | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $911K | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 509 | 632 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,003 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 66+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 738
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 371 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $409K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 | 80 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +7.7% | #92 of 1,656 |
| 2Hawkins County, TN | 74 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +5.0% | #161 of 1,656 |
| 3Marshall County, TN | 67 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +10.5% | #328 of 1,656 |
| 4Robertson County, TN | 65 | 14 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +9.9% | #373 of 1,656 |
| 5Roane County, TN | 65 | 12 | 5.3 | $2M | +7.0% | #377 of 1,656 |
| 6Rhea County, TN | 64 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #400 of 1,656 |
| 7Montgomery County, TN | 64 | 50 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +13.0% | #414 of 1,656 |
| 8Jefferson County, TN | 63 | 13 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +9.3% | #444 of 1,656 |
| 9Blount County, TN | 62 | 31 | 5.6 | $2M | +6.0% | #467 of 1,656 |
| 10Monroe County, TN | 58 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #584 of 1,656 |
| 62Putnam County, TN | 29 | 37 | 11.0 | $911K | +8.1% | #1,406 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists31
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Putnam County, TN?
There are 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $33.7M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $911K 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 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Putnam County has 11.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $911K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Putnam County would have about 19, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 509 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 29 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,406 of 1,656 scored counties.
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