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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Shelby County, TN
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Shelby County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,412 of 1,656 scored counties
#63 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 282
- 22 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 575
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $389.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,412 of 1,656 scored counties and #63 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Shelby County spend about $389.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,073 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Shelby County has 282 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 575 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Shelby County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 631 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $157K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Shelby County. Population estimates show Shelby County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 631 | 632 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,073 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 616 → 575−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,795
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 883Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 219The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $157K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents 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 |
| 63Shelby County, TN | 28 | 282 | 7.8 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #1,412 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy49
- 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 Shelby County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 282 primary care and pediatric clinics in Shelby County. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 575 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Another 883 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $389.1M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 282 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Shelby County has 7.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Shelby County would have about 219, against 282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 631 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 28 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,412 of 1,656 scored counties.
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