what rating should I get to before I enter into a tournament and join a club?

Realistically, rating doesn't matter. Most chess.com clubs are there for the friendly and social value as much as for chess. As far as chess clubs in person, then any level ability will probably learn from the experience (as long as you don't mind losing a bunch the first few visits). 

Tournaments, I'd gain a bit more experience first - at least if you care about winning/placing well. Even tournaments though (especially online arena tournaments), there isn't much reason to not play - even if you are low rated.

Most clubs in real life vary a lot in skill level. probably 1600 to 1800 I find "club level" (at least where I go), but some clubs always seem to have at least one person 2000+. On chess.com, any rating will probably fit in nicely. 

Hope this helps answer what you were asking

Correct, rating does not matter. In my first USCF game as an unrated player I won from an expert [rated above 2000]  

With the sole exception of Paul Morphy every player was rubbish before they mixed it with other players.
Assuming OTB: Join a club now and see how that works. Tournaments pause for a bit, simply because you just chuck money at your hobby while losing a tad too much.
I learned chess at 8. It took me to 11 to beat my father who let me join the club with him (summer 1972). It came as a shock to me when I faced 1. e4 and replied ... c5 and my opponent did not put my move back and replace it with ... e5 as my father always did.
I entered my first tournament in 1974 aged 13.25 and scored even.

There is a college town nearby with a small, mostly older chess club. They have about 15 members, with three in the 1500-1700 FIDE rank and I think four in the 1800-2000 rank. I’ve never played tournaments, so I am excluding myself, but I usually play pretty evenly with the three in the 1500-1700 range.

But, winning isn’t everything. I’ve noticed upper level players at clubs are very willing to stop playing when they win and walk you through your game and tell you what they know about where you went wrong, and potential attack opportunities missed. These off the cuff lessons will be very helpful for beginners.

So, if you’re going to the club to play and win, wait until you get to about 1500-1700 on here. If you’re going to learn, go tomorrow (well, Covid, but after that).

Answer: He does not. He has to play in competition before getting a rating.

Ratings exists for OTB, blitz chess, bullet, correspondence, and Internet sites, with each site and organization, having different ratings.

Some people do better (and sometimes much better) in one environment than in another. For example, a player might do very well in bullet chess, but be an absolute abysmal patzer in OTB or correspondence.

So, take chance! Join a tournament. If you can, join a beginner’s tournament.

No matter where I’ve played chess, there was always players who are willing to help others become even better. And that is one of the attractions and joys of playing chess; to always become better.

Though I've only played in a few tourneys, trust me your rating usually only goes up in the beginning.

It would be difficult, I think, to join a club and play OTB in our current environment. But, once we get back to "normal" as most have already said, just find a local club, give them your chess history and tell them you'd like to start playing in available tournaments. I wouldn't wait to find out what your rating is (or will be). That will be determined soon enough. Good luck.

I have the same question but online lol.