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Veterinarians in Blount County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Blount County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #478 of 1,485 scored counties
#18 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 24
- 5 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50M
- On pets · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Blount County spend about $50M a year on pets, or $901 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 24 veterinarians, that is $2.1M per clinic, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 24 veterinarians on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Blount County in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,701 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.4M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Blount County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #478 of 1,485 scored counties and #18 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Blount County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,701 | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.6% | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $901 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 15−28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 245 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumner County, TN | 83 | 23 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +9.2% | #56 of 1,485 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 82 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +7.0% | #67 of 1,485 |
| 3Maury County, TN | 82 | 13 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +16.0% | #69 of 1,485 |
| 4Rutherford County, TN | 79 | 44 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +12.6% | #110 of 1,485 |
| 5Montgomery County, TN | 76 | 30 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +13.0% | #162 of 1,485 |
| 6Davidson County, TN | 75 | 107 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.2% | #184 of 1,485 |
| 7Loudon County, TN | 75 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +15.6% | #190 of 1,485 |
| 8Wilson County, TN | 74 | 22 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +17.8% | #202 of 1,485 |
| 9Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.5M | +5.0% | #253 of 1,485 |
| 10Putnam County, TN | 71 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +8.1% | #267 of 1,485 |
| 18Blount County, TN | 61 | 24 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +6.0% | #478 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Blount 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
Pets
- Pet businesses56
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Blount County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 veterinarians in Blount County. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on pets?
About $50M a year, or $901 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Blount County has 4.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Blount County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,701 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 61 for veterinarians (upper middle), #478 of 1,485 scored counties.
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