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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Sullivan County, TN
How Sullivan County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,341 of 1,656 scored counties
#57 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 48
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 168
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70M
- On medical and dental services · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,759
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, Sullivan County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,341 of 1,656 scored counties and #57 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 primary care and pediatric clinics in Sullivan County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Sullivan County spend about $70M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,016 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 18% 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 Sullivan County was 168 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 410 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sullivan County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 410 | 632 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,016 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,807 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 175 → 168−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $355M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 483 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,759+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 68,907
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 388
- Median household income
- $58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,467
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,251
- Daytime population
- 164,416Residents 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 |
| 57Sullivan County, TN | 32 | 48 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #1,341 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics22
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy48
- 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 Sullivan County, TN?
There are 48 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 158 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sullivan County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $70M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, TN compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Sullivan County has 7.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 39, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 410 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 32 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,341 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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