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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Rutherford County, TN
How Rutherford County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #75 of 325 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Rutherford County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Rutherford County spend about $151.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,167 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.9M per clinic, 23% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Rutherford County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 32,358 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rutherford County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rutherford County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #75 of 325 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rutherford 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 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.
| Measure | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $18.9M | $18.1M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,358 | 10,989 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,167 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Rutherford County marked.
Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rutherford County, TN | 64 | 8 | 0.6 | $18.9M | +12.6% | #75 of 325 |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 55 | 11 | 1.2 | $12.6M | +9.0% | #139 of 325 |
| 3Knox County, TN | 51 | 11 | 0.5 | $20.6M | +6.5% | #154 of 325 |
| 4Wilson County, TN | 49 | 5 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +17.8% | #172 of 325 |
| 5Montgomery County, TN | 48 | 6 | 0.7 | $15.9M | +13.0% | #177 of 325 |
| 6Hamilton County, TN | 43 | 12 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +6.2% | #208 of 325 |
| 7Washington County, TN | 37 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.8M | +6.0% | #247 of 325 |
| 8Shelby County, TN | 36 | 16 | 0.4 | $24.3M | −2.1% | #250 of 325 |
| 9Maury County, TN | 35 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.3M | +16.0% | #256 of 325 |
| 10Davidson County, TN | 28 | 24 | 0.7 | $15.8M | +4.2% | #284 of 325 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy72
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Rutherford County, TN?
There are 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Rutherford County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $151.1M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $18.9M 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Rutherford County has 0.6 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $18.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,358 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 64 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #75 of 325 scored counties.
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