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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #161 of 197 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
67
26 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
101
+100.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$995.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,200 a household
Spending per listing
$14.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,197,416
+8.7% 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 urgent care and walk-in clinics, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #161 of 197 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 26 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

At $1,200 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area spend about $995.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 67 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $14.9M per clinic, 39% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 101 businesses with payroll in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 100.0% from 2019. That is one for every 8,209 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $85K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area grew 8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 urgent care and walk-in 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.60.5
Spending per listing$14.9M$18.1M$24.5M
Households per official establishment8,20910,98912,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+100.0%+25.4%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,200$1,088$1,288
Median household income$85,447$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3531

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101+100.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,479
Annual payroll, 2023
$90.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6726 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
1
Amount
$85K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
Households
829,134
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$85,447
Average household income
$117,563
Median home value
$409,600
Jobs located here
1,132,736
Daytime population
2,203,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chattanooga, TN-GA53120.5$21.3M+5.3%#87 of 197
2Clarksville, TN-KY5170.6$18.7M+8.5%#96 of 197
3Knoxville, TN49220.6$18.9M+6.9%#105 of 197
4Memphis, TN-MS-AR44180.3$31.3M−0.3%#117 of 197
5Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN35670.8$14.9M+8.7%#161 of 197
6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA3280.6$16.3M+2.3%#165 of 197
7Johnson City, TN2980.9$11.1M+4.3%#173 of 197
8Cleveland, TN2551.0$10.3M+6.1%#184 of 197

Other business types in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area

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

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?

The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 67 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 100.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $995.3M a year, or $1,200 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $14.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 0.8 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $14.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 41, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,209 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 100.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 35 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #161 of 197 scored metro areas.

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